NHER 2960 (Monument record) - Medieval tofts

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Summary

A series of earthworks of enclosures and field boundaries. Finds of medieval pottery in the area suggest that these are medieval tofts and associated fields.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG00SW
Civil Parish DEOPHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

31 July 1970. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Soilmarks. Tofts etc.
See (S1).
D. Voisey (NLA), 31 October 1995.

1970. While digging drainage ditches.
One green qlazed sherd, late 13th/14th century.
One ?pipkin handle ?16th century and possibly another, also 17th century stoneware sherd.
Also Roman grey ware rim sherd.
Informant had no idea if sherds found together or separately.
Crofts show on (S2).
E. B. Green (NCM).

1988.
A further late medieval/transitional jug handle ploughed up.
I. D. W. Milligan (NCM).
S. Margeson (NCM), 27 May 1988.

November 1998. Earthwork survey.
See (S3) describing series of ditched enclosures including tofts which are subdued and truncated but are interpreted as in part medieval tofts. Area extended to east, western area is under scrub and rough grassland which may hide some features.
Pottery I. D. A. Rogerson (NLA).
Medieval unglazed: one jar rim, one bowl rim, one base, five body sherds (one large).
Late medieval/transitional: one base and two body sherds.
See also (S4).
B. Cushion (NLA), 11 November 1998.

Under good grass cover, minimal poaching, grazed by horse/sheep.
H. Paterson (A&E), 18 March 1999.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Deopham.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Deopham.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Deopham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1998. Deopham, SMR 2960. Earthwork Survey Report.
  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS 70-282-111.
  • <S2> Aerial Photograph: RAF. RAF AP 5130.
  • <S4> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1999. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 369-387. p 371.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2018 10:25AM

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