NHER 44630 (Find Spot record) - Medieval or post medieval horse skeleton

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Summary

Construction of fish breeding ponds along the western bank of the Wensum in 2006 recovered the skeleton of a large horse. It is thought to have dated to the medieval or post medieval periods.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG01NW
Civil Parish	SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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April 2006. Found in excavating fish breeding ponds along west bank of Wensum.
Some of bones retrieved from a dump on west side of site against road (area of NHER 3003), others left in situ and later retrieved.
Skeleton of large horse, probably medieval, post medieval or recent.
Dated by N. Larkin (NMAS).
Initially wrongly reported as aurochs.
Location makes a recent date improbable.
(S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 May 2006.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF64088 Unpublished Document: 2006. Email correspondence.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (1)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

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Swanton Morley (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 25 2020 10:22AM