NHER 36962 (Monument record) - Medieval and post medieval structural remains

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Summary

A watching brief in 2002 recorded possible wall foundations and a brick lined well. Associated finds indicate a post medieval date, although the well could be earlier.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39SW
Civil Parish DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

April 2001. Desk-based Assessment.
There are prehistoric and Roman sites nearby, but the location of Pirnhow Hall (NHER 10643) remains uncertain.
See report (S1) for further details.
D. Gurney (NLA), 25 May 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 March 2015.

February 2002. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new residential dwellings. Contexts 1 to 12.
Sequence of depositsand features observed, interpreted as natuarally formed soil build ups, cut by post-medieval structural features. No evidence of the hall.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
S. Tremlett (NAU), 21 February 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2015.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Tremlett, S. 2001. Land off Station Road, Ditchingham Norfolk: Report on an Archaeological Desktop Survey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 595.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Tremlett, S. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Land off Station Road, Ditchingham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 694.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 368-384. p 370.
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 11 2018 3:38PM

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