NHER 16256 (Monument record) - Undated road, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking here in 1980 and 1994-97 recovered sherds of medieval and post medieval pottery and a post medieval bell. Pottery types identified included Grimston Ware and lead glazed earthenware. Additionally, an aerial photograph of this area shows the cropmark of a road running across the site and continuing the line of a modern track. This road was shown on the 1809 map of the parish.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF82SE
Civil Parish WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May 1980. On ploughed surface. Found in fieldwalking.
Context 1 at 8561 2314: One late medieval/transitional handle and rim of lead glazed earthenware.
Context 2 at 8554 2322: Two Grimston green glazed sherds, one medieval sherd, two lead-glazed earthenware.
Context 3 at 8548 2321: Twenty-six sherds medieval of which fifteen Grimston green glazed; one stoneware.
Context 4 at 8560 2320: Two lead-glazed earthenware sherds.
Identifications by W. Milligan (NCM) May 1980.
W. Milligan (NCM) May 1980.

Air photograph has cropmark of road across site continuing line of modern track approaching on southeast; this road shown on 1809 map of parish.
Photograph seen by E. Rose (NAU) 22 September 1981.

June 1994. Detector and surface finds extend site to west (Context 5).
Five sherds medieval pot, including four glazed Grimston.
Post medieval finds. See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 30 June 1994.

April 1997. Fieldwalking finds.
Four medieval sherds, one late medieval/transitional.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 14 May 1997.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 9:47AM

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