NHER 36119 (Monument record) - Late Saxon inhumation cemetery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2001. Trial Trench.
Evaluation on site of proposed extension revealed five graves of probable Late Saxon date and a sherd of medieval pottery.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.180).
D. Gurney (NLA), 5 October 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015 and 27 April 2019.
July 2001. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of foundation trenches for new garage to north of earlier discoveries. Contexts 17 to 27 used.
No significant archaeological features observed.
See report (S3) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.180).
J. Allen (NLA), 23 May 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015 and 27 April 2019.
September 2004. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation on site of proposed development site to east of burials.
No archaeological features were found.
See NHER 40712 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 July 2015.
March 2006. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of foundation trenches for a new extension to The Eyrie.
Although it would appear that this work took place on (or at least very close) to the site of the earlier discoveries, no archaeological finds or features were encountered.
See report (S4) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.307).
Previously recorded under NHER 40712.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 4 December 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 July 2015 and 5 May 2019.
January 2017. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new garden room on north side of The Eyrie.
The foundation trenches excavated revealed no archaeologically-significant features or deposits.
No finds were recovered.
See report (S5) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.226).
P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2021.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF50326 Photograph: NAU. [unknown].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF49487 Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 2001. Report on Archaeological Evaluations at The Eyrie and land at Back Lane, Castle Acre. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 605.
- <S2> SNF82150 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2002. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 162-177. p 165.
- <S3> SNF50966 Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at The Eyrie, Castle Acre. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 621.
- <S4> SNF69260 Unpublished Contractor Report: Cope-Faulkner, P. 2007. ArcArchaeological Watching Brief at The Eyrie, Back Lane, Castle Acre, Norfolk. Archaeological Project Services. 41/07.
- <S5> SNF101296 Unpublished Contractor Report: Peachey, M. 2018. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at the Eyrie, Back Lane, Castle Acre, Norfolk. Archaeological Project Services. 15/18.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (8)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- FLAKE (Unknown date)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 27 2024 10:10PM