NHER 14071 (Monument record) - Possible medieval house platforms
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976? Roadside bank removed northeast of crossroads. Context 1 at 7381 1831.
Afterwards medieval sherds and 'domestic refuse' found.
Information from KLM.
October 1994. Earthwork Survey.
1:1000 survey of 1.5 hectares, including two toft like enclosures and building platforms near to cross roads. This may be site of 'Bell' inn (S1) but not confirmed.
Found in molehills on platforms:
2 medieval pottery sherds (unglazed body sherds).
Found in northwest corner of western enclosure:
3 medieval pottery sherds (2 body sherds of oxidised unglazed and 1 base sherd of unglazed).
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
See report (S2) further details and copy of plan (S3). The survey is also noted in (S4).
B. Cushion (NLA), October 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2015.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF11130 Aerial Photograph: TF 71/TF 7418/C.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S2> SNF92736 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1994. Gayton Thorpe SMR14071. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S3> SNF93783 Illustration: Cushion, B. 1994. Plan of earthworks at Gayton Thorpe SMR 14071. Film. 1:1000.
- <S4> SNF86419 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1995. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1994. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 230-239. p 233.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 24 2023 3:10PM