NHER 34116 (Monument record) - Undated pits identified along site of Brisley to Bushy Common gas pipeline
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEETLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1998. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometry survey on route of proposed pipeline (Site 11).
Possible pits noted.
See report (S1) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 10 December 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2017.
April-July 1999. Excavation and Watching Brief.
Fieldwork on route of Brisley to Bushy Common Pipeline (Plot 7).
A scatter of Late Neolithic or Bronze Age flint, possibly indicating occupation activity, was recovered during the archaeological watching brief along the Transco Brisley to Bushy Common pipeline, and is recorded as Site No. 7. It is located in the field to the north-east of Home Farm, Beetly, in a field that had been unavailable for fieldwalking during the pre-construction survey.
The geophysical anomoly at the southern end of the field (described above) were found to corresponded with an area of probable alluvial deposition and a probable post-medieval boundary (NHER 34116)
See (S2) for details.
E. Bales (HES), 06 Aug 2012.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF83360 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2000. Brisley to Bushy Common Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief, 1999. Network Archaeology. 138.
- <S1> SNF56678 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 1998. Brisley-Bushy Common, Norfolk. Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeogeophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 204.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Jan 26 2017 11:43AM