NHER 52553 (Monument record) - Prehistoric and Iron Age ditches and Prehistoric and post-medieval finds.
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WATLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
November 2008. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed pipeline route.
A small north-south ditch was revealed in the western end of the second trench, and a single flint 'piercer' was found within the subsoil. Three ditches were located within trench three, and a single sherd of prehistoric pottery was recovered from the fill of one ditch. Two parallel ditches oriented north-south were revealed across Trench 4.
See report (S1) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2025.157).
H. White (NLA), 20 March 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 August 2025.
February 2009. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with installation of foul sewer.
One of this drill pits excavated at this site revealed a single, undated ditch. No finds were recovered.
See report (S2) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 11 November 2009.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF71526 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ratcliff, M. 2008. An Archaeological Evaluation at 60 Acre Field, Thieves' Bridge Road, Watlington, Norfolk of the Tottenhill S101A Sewerage Scheme. NAU Archaeology. 1838.
- <S2> SNF72421 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ratcliff, M. 2009. An Archaeological Watching Brief for the S101A Sewerage Scheme between Tottenhill and Watlington, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 1838b.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- WATCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 24 2025 12:53PM