NHER 34109 (Monument record) - Undated pits and features and multi-period artefacts, Brisley to Bushy Common pipeline
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Summary
A geophysical survey and fieldwalking have discovered undated pits and features and multi-period artefacts. The objects include prehistoric pot boilers and post medieval pottery. The work was carried out in advance of pipe laying between Brisley and Bushy Common.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORNINGTOFT, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1998. Geophysical survey of route of proposed Brisley to Bushy Common pipeline. Site 2.
Context 1. Pits, features noted etc - see report (S1) in file.
Adjacent field called Brick Pightle in 1838.
E. Rose (NLA).
November 1998. Fieldwalking.
Context 2. Potboilers, post medieval sherds, medieval/post medieval tile.
See report (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 10 December 1998 and 7 May 1999.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF56678 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 1998. Brisley-Bushy Common, Norfolk. Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeogeophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 204. pp 5, 15, 18; Plans 2B, 8.
- <S2> SNF56683 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 1998. Brisley to Bushy Common Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Fieldwalking, Field Reconnaissance and Geophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 210. pp 6, 16, 19, App 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- TILE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 10 2026 4:27PM