NHER 31848 (Monument record) - Medieval tofts and hollow way

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Summary

The earthworks of a former medieval village street, with the earthworks of medieval tofts and various enclosures and a medieval manorial boundary bank, associated with the nearby manorial complex (NHER 4687). Fragments of pottery dating from the Late Prehistoric to the post medieval period, as well as medieval and post medieval tiles and building materials have been recovered from the site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF80SE
Civil Parish GREAT CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1996.
Earthworks of former village street, as hollow way, with probable hollow way extending towards moat of NHER 4687.
Possible boundary bank and ditch parallel to northern field boundary. Subdivision of area by scarps suggest probable tofts adjacent to street.
Pottery finds to be recorded in report of earthwork survey.
B. Cushion (NLA) May 1996.

1996. Earthwork Survey.
Earthwork survey at 1:1000. Roadways, enclosures and boundary features recorded.
Prehistoric, Late Saxon, Roman, medieval sherds.
See report (S1) for plan and further details. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is noted in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA) June 1996.

September 2001. At TF 8530 0202 in roots of tree blown over.
Cache of medieval and post medieval building material; roof tiles, bricks and important ceramic copings.
Probably from house (NHER 4687).
See list in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 November 2001.

  • --- Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP AAQ76.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1996. Gt Cressingham SMR 4687, 4688 & 31848. Earthwork Survey Report.
  • <S2> Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 103.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 552.
  • POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 8:02AM

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