NHER 37972 (Monument record) - Probable metal-working furnace excavated on Bacton to King's Lynn Transco Pipeline
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COLBY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March - August 2003. Excavation. Bacton to King's Lynn Transco pipeline. Construction section 43, plot number 58.
Excavation revealed a probable metal working furnace or smelting hearth and six post holes that probably formed a simple structure that were situated some distance apart. They were linked by the quantities of metal working waste within their fills.
A beam slot was situated over the structure, and may have been connected with the furnace or smelting hearth. A scatter of pits was clustered around the beam slot.
The above features have been recorded as Iron Age or Saxon but the lack of dateable artefacts makes this difficult to determine.
Also a post medieval boundary ditch.
See (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 25 August 2006.
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 SNF54123 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2004.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 63-66.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (16)
- BEAM SLOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FURNACE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HEARTH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POST HOLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BEAM SLOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FURNACE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- HEARTH (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- PIT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- POST HOLE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (9)
- CHARCOAL (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SLAG (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- XFIRED CLAY (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- CHARCOAL (Unknown date)
- CHARCOAL (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- SLAG (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- XFIRED CLAY (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 17 2021 6:10PM