NHER 40922 (Find Spot record) - Rope Ground Meadow
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Summary
Annual ploughing in a field where a cottage is said to have stood has turned up 19th century pottery fragments. Amongst these was the neck of a salt glazed jar, which it has been suggested was part of a witch bottle. These were placed in houses to ward off evil spirits.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SE |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical | THURGARTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | ALDBOROUGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1980. Approximate grid reference only.
Found in field where cottage said to have stood, and where scatter of 19th century sherds ploughed up each year.
Neck of saltglazed jar "similar to a bellarmine."
Suggested by Cromer Museum to be part of a witch bottle buried under the cottage.
See (S1). Object held in Cromer Museum (CRRMU.1980.41
E. Rose (NLA), 6 November 2004.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- JAR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RITUAL ARTEFACT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WITCH BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 23 2026 7:06PM