NHER 37506 (Monument record) - Possible late medieval or post medieval hollow way

November-December 2002. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation on site of proposed residential development. Contexts 1-49.
Six trenches excavated, four of which revealed archaeological features and deposits.
The earliest datable archaeological feature was a wide, deep feature with an undulating base. It may have been a single ditch with massive proportions, a gravel quarry or a hollow way that formed on the line of a track or road. The hollow way interpretation is supported by the presence of possible cart ruts. A piece of pottery recovered from the uppermost fill of the feature suggests a possible late medieval or early post-medieval date.
A compacted modern mortar deposit was identified in two trenches. It was probably part of a hard standing associated with the residential development of Bowthorpe since the 1970s. Other modern features were identified in two trenches. Three undated features - a pit, a possible post-hole and a gully - were excavated in the northern part of the site.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.323).
M. Horlock (NLA), 14 February 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2015 and 5 December 2022.