NHER 22032 (Find Spot record) - Possible medieval drove, medieval and post medieval object concentrations

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1985 by the Fenland Survey recovered a concentration of medieval pottery, shell, bone and sparse post medieval rubbish on the edge of a possible medieval drove. Further working in 1986 recovered a general scatter of medieval pottery sherds as well as a concentration of medieval pottery sherds, shell, bone and sparse post medieval debris at a separate site to the earlier concentration.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF51NW
Civil Parish TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

11 December 1985. Fieldwalking on ploughed field (S1).
Context 2 at 5410 1695. Concentration medieval pottery sparse to moderate, abundant shell, sparse bone, very sparse post medieval rubbish. On edge of medieval drove. 60m north to south x 34m west to east. TSC 11.
Finds in NCM.
Compiled by R. J. Silvester (NAU), 11 December 1985.

13 January 1986. Well weathered ploughsoil (S2).
Context 1 general scatter medieval sherds. TSC BL.
Context 3 at 5408 1689. Concentration sparse medieval pot, sparse shell, sparse bone, very sparse post medieval debris. On west edge drove. Other than a few shells there is a definite gap between context 3 and context 2.
30m north to south x 32m east to west. TSC 16.
Finds in NCM.
Compiled by R. J. Silvester (NAU), 15 January 1986.

Some of the material from context 1 has been reidentified as Late Saxon pottery.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> *Fieldwork: 1985. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC 11.
  • <S2> *Fieldwork: 1986. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC BL, TSC 16.
  • <S3> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 1 2018 11:57AM

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