NHER 14329 (Find Spot record) - Post medieval metal mortar

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Summary

An inscribed post medieval metal mortar was ploughed up in about 1965. A watching brief during groundworks in 1996 had negative archaeological results.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish PASTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

About 1965. Context 1.
Ploughed up.
Bell mortar inscribed PETRVS VANDEN GHEN ME FECIT MDLXXIX.
[1] cannot decide whether it is a genuine article or a recent copy.
NCM record

November 1996-February 1997. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with expansion of operation at Bacton Natural Gas Terminal.
Area B:
Observation of groundworks for housing of gas compression plant.
Negative results.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
S. Tremlett (NAU), 1 February 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, J and Forrest, K. 1997. Report on Archaeological Watching Briefs at Bacton Natural Gas Terminal, Winter 1996/97. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 270.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 193.
  • MORTAR (VESSEL) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 8 2015 8:27PM

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