NHER 51026 (Monument record) - Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age, Medieval and Post Medieval features, Spread Eagle Public House

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Summary

Excavation of two trial trenches in 2007 revealed a Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age pit, a pit or ditch containining early medieval pottery and animal bone, and a substantial 18th to 19th century foundation of pitched chalkstone blocks overlain by a surface of loose chalk fragments. This was likely a yard surface associated with an outbuilding depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF70NW
Civil Parish BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 2007. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. Contexts 1000-1011.
Excavation of two trial trenches revealed a Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age pit, a pit or ditch containing two sherds of Thetford ware, early medieval pottery, and pig bones. A substantial 18th to 19th century foundation of pitched chalkstone blocks overlain by a surface of loose chalk fragments with brick and pan-tile fragments was also encountered. This foundation covered the entire exposed area of the trench and the chalk covering has been interpreted as a yard surface, likely associated with or part of an outbuilding depicted on the first edition OS map (S1), adjacent to the public house.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 07 March 2008.

  • --- Archive: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. 2009. Excavation archive for Spread Eagle Public House, Barton Bendish, Norfolk.. 3021.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Brogan, G. and Unger, S. 2007. The Spread Eagle Public House, Barton Brendish, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeological Solutions. 2951.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Hoggett, R. (eds). 2008. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2007. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt III pp 441-452. p 441.
  • POT (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (16th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 9 2015 9:38AM

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