NHER 51724 (Monument record) - Modern features possibly associated with military camp

September-November 2008. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection (Trenches 1-4).
The four trenches excavated at this location revealed two ditches, one of which was a large modern feature that had probably been associated with the military training camp established here during World War Two (NHER 11335).
An undated north-west to south-west aligned ditch exposed in the southernmost trench had probably been associated with a former field boundary (being perpendicular to the road to the south and parallel to a former boundary depicted nearby on .
Fragments of burnt flint were the only unstratified finds recovered.
It is suggested that the deep subsoil layer present at this location was the result of medieval open-field agriculture.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details. This work is also noted in (S3).
S. Howard (HES), 1 July 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2019.

June 2009. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping and other groundworks associated with installation of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection.
A number of features were recorded, including several ditches, three pits and a shallow bank that had possibly been associated with a road. These all appeared to be modern in date and had therefore probably been associated with the military camp (NHER 11335).
A large quantity of medieval finds was apparently also recovered although the nature of these objects is unclear at present.
Final report awaited. See assessment report (S2) for further details. This work is also noted in (S3).
S. Howard (HES), 1 July 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 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), 2 June 2019.