NHER 37939 (Monument record) - Medieval pits and post holes excavated on Bacton to King's Lynn Transco Pipeline
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ITTERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
March - August 2003. Excavation. Bacton to King's Lynn Transco pipeline. Construction section 38, plot number 90.
Excavation revealed medieval pits containing fired clay and post holes which were generally concentrated within the southeastern corner. A circular structure was defined by a group of post holes, an external drip gully and a concave surface. The concentration of pits and the structure appeared to have been respected by a curvilinear enclosure or boundary ditch.
Two post medieval ditches which may have been part of a rectilinear field system. Finds from this site include a sherd of Iron Age pottery; Late Saxon pottery; post-medieval bricks, pantile and possible floor tile; struck flint of unknown date; fragments of a lava quern and a schist whetstone; animal bone assemblage mainly comprising cattle and sheep bones.
See (S1).
S. Howard (NLA), 5 February 2010.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF54123 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2004. Bacton to King's Lynn Natural Gas Pipeline. Post-Excavation Assessment of Potential for Analysis and Updated Project Design. Network Archaeology. pp 51-54.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (13)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM? (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GULLY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (14)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- CHARCOAL (Unknown date)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Unknown date)
- QUERN (Unknown date)
- WHETSTONE (Unknown date)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- XFIRED CLAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PANTILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2026 1:03PM