NHER 37648 (Monument record) - Medieval gully and undated ditch in the garden of Saffron House
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NEW BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2003. Excavation.
Investigation of site of proposed extension. Contexts 1 to 11 used.
Located a narrow gully containing sherds of possible early medieval pottery. The gully in turn cut an earlier feature, probably a ditch, which did not produce any dating evidence.
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 : 2018.187).
M. Horlock (NLA), 29 April 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 April 2019.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF51947 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2003. An Archaeological Excavation at Saffron House, New Buckenham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 798.
- <S2> SNF81947 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2004. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2003. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt III pp 573-588. p 581.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOBACCO PIPE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 16 2019 11:44PM