NHER 1452 (Monument record) - Site of medieval buildings and medieval finds

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Summary

Medieval building material and architectural fragments, found in the 1950s, suggest that medieval buildings once stood on the site. Medieval tiles, pottery and a mortar have also been found.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF63NE
Civil Parish HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1959.
2 fragments of gritstone rotary querns from north of Caley Mill.
On both banks of former course of Heacham River are extensive traces of buildings (chalk blocks, stone, hand made bricks, tiles), medieval sherds, animal bones. Tiles are both medieval and later. Several depressions in field, lower in some cases than old river bed.
E. Rose (NAU)

About 1980. At this approximate spot on river bank (but possibly thrown there by a farm worker).
Part of medieval stone mortar.
W. Milligan (NCM) 31 March 1988.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Heacham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 63 NE 64.
  • --- Serial: 1959. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1959. No. 6. p 4.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MORTAR (VESSEL) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2016 4:44PM

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