NHER 18249 (Find Spot record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HALES, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 1982. Fieldwalking by Hales Survey (site 56).
Field of sugar beet in rows, brown loamy soil.
226 medieval unglazed sherds including ginger jar rim and other sherds which look early medieval.
36 medieval/late medieval glazed.
1 off white body sherd with external green glazed, import.
1 Roman? Colour coated.
6 post medieval glazed.
4 stoneware.
Glass fragments.
2 rims of very fine fabric flowerpot?
2 lava quern fragments.
Brick and roof tile fragments.
Late 1982. Northeast corner.
19 medieval unglazed, including odd form footring?
2 medieval glazed.
1 miscellaneous oxydised sherd.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) July 1982.
See details in file.
NB Hales map gives this field as findspot of iron arrowhead, not NHER 18174 as reported by [1] to NCM.
Yes it is from this site.
October 1990. Hales survey 56. Surface collection during metal detecting survey.
12 medieval unglazed, including 1 bunghole, 1 handle, 1 body sherd with applied.
(S1) records this as Site 56, which may have its origins in the early medieval period.
See (S1) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 25 January 2006
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF14261 *Fieldwork: Hales Survey. 56. Hales.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF60774 Unpublished Document: Hales Survey. Hales Survey fieldwalking notes.
- <S1> SNF5694 Monograph: Davison, A.. 1990. The Evolution of Settlement in Three Parishes in South-East Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 49.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (8)
- ARROWHEAD (Undated)
- BRICK (Undated)
- ROOF TILE (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 17 2026 8:43AM