NHER 29234 (Find Spot record) - Undated, prehistoric, medieval, post-medieval and modern finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking during the 1980s recovered prehistoric worked flint and burnt flint as well as medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, while a test pit excavated in 2014 recovered post-medieval to modern finds including ceramic building material, glass and a sherd of pottery. Finds from the test pit were recovered from the topsoil and archaeologically significant deposits were not reached.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91NE
Civil Parish GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1980s. Finds.
A flint blade, small pot boiler chips, an early medieval bowl rim, three medieval unglazed pottery sherds, post medieval pottery, and a fragment of a quern stone were recovered from river dredging (context 1). Additional pot boilers found in molehills indicate the presence of a potboiler 'site' in the meadow (context 2, at TF 9730 1655).
See List in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 October 1992.

2014. Test Pit.
A 1m by 1m test pit was excavated by young visitors to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum as part of the Festival of Archaeology 2014 and under the supervision of a member of the Historic Environment Service. Only the topsoil was excavated and not archaeologically significant deposits were encountered. Finds recovered included a sherd of post-medieval white-ware pottery, fragments of post-medieval ceramic building material, burnt flint, clinker and a sherd of post-medieval/modern glass.
See unpublished report (S1) and unpublished document (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 31 August 2021.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Report: Beckham, A. 2021. Fieldwork Report: The Water Meadow, Union Farm, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Gressenhall. Excavation Report.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Beckham, A. 2014. Test Pit Recording Form. Fieldwork records.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • QUERN (Undated)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2023 1:47PM

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