NHER 31592 (Monument record) - Undated wall foundations and medieval pottery sherds, Wiveton Barn
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 1995. In garden of Wiveton Barn (The Lodge), discovered during digging of flower bed.
Base/foundation of masonry wall (flints in mortar, also incorporating one brick (not modern) aligned northwest to southeast. Around 1.2m (4ft) wide, and either a 0.6m (2ft) wide wall on a 1.2m (4ft) wide foundation, or two 1.2m (2ft) wide walls side by side. Note that this is on the same alignment (approximately) as a standing wall of considerable height to the north of the house.
See plan in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 10 October 1995.
Medieval pottery also found.
See (S1).
2008. Test pit.
In 2008 a test pit excavated by the Higher Education Academies recovered large amounts of post-medieval pottery including a number of German specimens.
See (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 30 July 2010.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (16th Century to 19th Century - 1550 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2013 10:04AM