NHER 51464 (Find Spot record) - Post-medieval button
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEYDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March-April 2008. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection (Field 42).
A single post-medieval copper alloy button was recovered from this field.
See report (S1) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
S. Howard (NLA), November 23 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 May 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 archaeologically-significant remains observed and no finds recovered.
Final report awaited. See assessment report (S3) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF72567 Unpublished Contractor Report: Westall, S. and Smith, M. 2008. An Archaeological Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey Along the Route of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Grid Connection. NAU Archaeology. 1808a.
- <S2> SNF81775 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Hoggett, R. 2010. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2009. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt I pp 135-147. p 146.
- <S3> SNF80710 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2010. An Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief along the route of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. NAU Archaeology. 1808c.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2025 11:06AM