NHER 33982 (Monument record) - Iron Age pits, post-medieval field system, trackways and mulit-period finds, Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline project

January-April 1997. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline (Field/Location RDX 12.7).
A widespread scatter of struck flint and burnt flint was identified. 41 pot boilers were found along with Neolithic to Bronze Age flint implements including 14 flakes, 3 scrapers and three borers. Three Roman pottery sherds, medieval and post medieval sherds, medieval tile and a post medieval coin were also recovered.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.55 and NWHCM : 2017.395).
E. Rose (NLA) November 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2019.

November 1998. Systematic Fieldwalking Survey.
Additional field survey on proposed route of Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline (Field/Location RDX 12.7; Site 3).
This area was selected for further, more detailed fieldwalking but cropping regimes prevented access.
See report (S2) for further details.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 2 June 2008.

March-May 1999. Excavation.
Excavation on route of Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline (Site 3S).
The excavation revealed a group of three sub-circular pits just over 1m in diameter and 0.22-0.5m in depth with strong sloping sides and flat bottoms containing charcoal and mostly Early Iron Age pottery and probable post-medieval field system and trackways.
See publication draft (S3) and assessment report (S4) for further details. See also (S5).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.55 and NWHCM : 2017.395).
S. Howard (NLA), 1 February 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2019.