NHER 53911 (Monument record) - Late Saxon ditch, undated features, and multi-period finds

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Summary

A fieldwalking survey in 2001 recovered various multi-period finds including prehistoric flint flakes, medieval and post-medieval pottery, ?post-medieval clay pipes and medieval/post-medieval ceramic building materials. A watching brief in June 2001 revealed three post-holes, a section of ditch and two pits. Late Saxon pottery, charcoal flecks, animal bone, flint tools and flakes were recovered from the ditch.

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Map sheet	TL98NE
Civil Parish	ROUDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May - June 2001. Fieldwalking survey area A16.
Finds from this area included ferrous slag, post-medieval/modern ceramic building material, post-medieval pottery, possible post-medieval clay pipes and glass from a vessel of unknown date.
See (S1) and (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 23 March 2010.

June 2001. Watching Brief.
The watching brief revealed three post-holes, two pits and one section of ditch c. 077m wide, 0.35m deep with 9.5m length surviving orientated east to west that was buried under 500mm of alluvium. The fill of the ditch included occasional inclusions of charcoal, late Saxon pottery, flint tools and flakes. Cattle and horse bones were also recovered from the ditch, which could suggest a settlement site may be located nearby. Of the three post-holes one was cut by the ditch indicating that it pre-dates the ditch. The two pits contained no dating evidence.
See (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 25 March 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF73521 Unpublished Contractor Report: Albion Archaeology. 2001. A11 Roudham to Attleborough Improvement Scheme. Archaeological Fieldwalking Survey. Pixley, J. 2001/25.
<S2> SNF73520 Unpublished Contractor Report: Brossier, A. 2007. A11 Roudham Heath to Attleborough Improvement Scheme. Post Excavation Assessment and Research Design. Jacobs. B0026600.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (10)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
SLAG (Unknown date)
VESSEL (Unknown date)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUILDING MATERIAL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUILDING MATERIAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD?)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 5 2026 2:30PM