NHER 28325 (Monument record) - Medieval ditches and Roman and medieval finds

August 1991. Metal detecting find within this field.
Bronze dragon-headed spout from ewer. A very fine example. 15th century.
Photographed by NAU.
Information from [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
D. Gurney (NLA) 22 August 1991

1991. Metal detector find by member of the public [1].
Roman dolphin type brooch 1st century AD.
Polaroid taken by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM) 14 August 1991

February 1992. Metal detector find.
Medieval bronze key with open lozenge terminal. 13th century?
D. Gurney (NLA).

December 1994. Desk-based Assessment.
See report (S1) for details.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2015.

1995. February 1995. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of two areas. Although a few pit- and ditch-type anomalies were identified in the eastern area (Area A) their ephemeral nature meant that an archaeological interpretation could only be tentative. No potentially archaeologically significant anomalies were identified in the western area (Area B).
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2015.

March 1995. Trial Trenching.
Six trenches excavated, one in the car park adjacent to The Chequers public house and the other five targeting anomalies identified by the earlier geophysical survey.
Revealed two ditches containing 12th/13th century pottery. Other features proved to be of recent origin. See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.98).
E. Rose (NLA) 7 June 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2015 and 5 May 2019.