NHER 37940 (Monument record) - Medieval field system excavated on Bacton to King's Lynn Transco Pipeline
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SE |
|---|---|
| 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 39, plot number 89.
Excavation revealed a rectilinear field system, a rectangular enclosure, and ditches all of the medieval date and two undated pits. Finds included two large sherds of beaker Bronze Age pottery, 26 fragments of medieval pottery, fragments of iron from medieval contexts; seven pieces of struck flint including a blade core and two blades of possible Early Neolithic date.
See (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 25 August 2006.
February 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
See NHER 65800 for cropmarks likely relating to these excavated features.
H. Hamilton (HES), 23 February 2026.
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 SNF54123 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2004.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 55-56.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (6)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- CORE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 23 2026 6:44PM