NHER 1544 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age to post medieval pottery sherds, Roman and post medieval metal objects

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1983 to 1984 recovered a scatter of Iron Age to post medieval pottery sherds. Excavation in 1989 recorded no discernable archaeological features, though a few Roman and post medieval objects were retrieved.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF63SE
Civil Parish SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

CROPMARKS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED UNDER THIS NUMBER ARE NOW RECORDED AS NHER 38287.

Winter 1983-4. Found on surface of ploughed field while walking proposed lines of bypass in bypass fieldwork. (Field numbered 101 for purposes of survey).
Scatter of Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
See file for details from NAU fieldwork (P. Millington-Wallace).
A. K. Gregory (NAU), 27 March 1984.

1989. Watching brief. During construction of A149 Snettisham Bypass. Topsoil removed prior to construction of embankment. Context 13, 14 and 15.
No features observed.
Two contexts allocated to unstratified material.
One context allocated to unstratified metal detecting finds.
Finds mainly post medieval, but included two Roman coins.
M. Flitcroft (NAU), July 1995.

For results of 1984 soil phosphate and magnetic susceptibility survey, see archive for site NHER 1555.
D. Gurney (NLA), 23 October 1996.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Snettisham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2023 10:52AM

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