NHER 51439 (Monument record) - Early Neolithic pit

The results of a systematic fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey undertaken in March-April 2008 are now recorded under NHER 35205.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2019.

September-November 2008. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection cable (Trenches 31, 31a, 32 and 32a).
One of the four trenches excavated at this location exposed a small sub-circular pit that was found to contain two sherds of Early Neolithic pottery and a moderate amount of burnt flint.
Unstratified finds included a flint blade of possible Early Neolithic date, two possible worked flints and a number of potentially prehistoric burnt flints.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details. This work is also noted in (S3).
S. Howard (HES), 20 March 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 June 2019.

2009-2010. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping and other groundworks associated with installation of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection cable.
No additional archaeologically significant features were observed. A small number of medieval finds were apparently recovered from the topsoil, although the nature of these objects is unclear.
Final report awaited. See assessment report (S2) for further details. This work is also noted in (S3).
P. Watkins (HES), 5 June 2019.

A combined archive comprising material from both phases of archaeological work at this site has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
P. Watkins (HES), 5 June 2019.