NHER 21389 (Monument record) - Undated ditches or dykes and roddon, medieval pottery sherd concentrations

18 March 1985. Fieldwalking on well weathered ploughsoil.
Context 1: general scatter medieval sherds. WMV AO (S1).
Context 2 at 5817 1521: small scatter medieval sherds but great quantities of post medieval debris particularly brick around. On slight rise. 10m north to south x 12m east to west at 2.1m OD. WMV AS (S2).
Context 3 at 5790 1531: concentration medieval pot sparse to moderate, few bits bone, mainly teeth and some small stones. Also post medieval rubbish. Ground rises steeply to south (roddon?; visible on aerial photographs but not very clear on ground). Old filled in dyke to northeast. No soil discolouration. 2.3m OD. WMV 10 (S3).
Context 4 at 5811 1520: moderate concentration medieval sherds one or two bone fragments, many small stones but this could be associated with large amounts post medieval debris including slag around Home Farm. Large gully or infilled dyke to east and another (similar to pond?) to south. 2.1 - 2.6m OD. WMV 11 (S4).
Context 5 at 5807 1520: concentration medieval pottery sparse with few stones but no bone. Definitely separate from context 4. WMV 12 (S5).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S6).
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 20 March 1985.