NHER 54162 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery

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Summary

Between 2005 and 2006 the Cambridge University Department of Archaeology excavated a test pit within a small rectangular field to the south of St Clement's Church (NHER 2194). The test pit contained modest quantities of Late Saxon and early medieval pottery and animal bone. Small quantities of post-medieval pottery were also recovered from upper contexts.

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Map sheet	TF52SE
Civil Parish	TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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2005 - 2006. Test pit 06/2.
The test pit located to the south of St Clement's Church (NHER 2194) contained modest quantities of Late Saxon and early medieval pottery (AD 900 - 1200) and associated animal bone assemblage. Small quantities of post-medieval pottery were also recovered from upper contexts. It has been suggested by local residents that this could be the remains of a moated site. Although the ditch defining the northern and western sides of the field appear to be wide and relatively shallow, which is consistent with the profile of a moated site, the southern and eastern boundaries are deep, sharply cut and similar to other ditches located within the area.
See (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 1 July 2010.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF87349 Article in Serial: Geake, H., Gaimster, M. O'Conor, K. and Sherlock, R. 2007. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2006. Medieval Archaeology. Vol LI pp 207-302. pp 151-152.
<S1> SNF75139 Article in Serial: Lewis, C. 2007. New avenues for the investigation of currently occupied medieval rural settlement: preliminary observations from the Higher Education Field Academy. Medieval Archaeology. Vol LI pp 133-163. pp 151-152.
<S1> SNF87350 Article in Serial: Naylor. J. et al.. 2008. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2007. Medieval Archaeology. Vol LII pp 311-384. pp 151-152.