NHER 55317 (Monument record) - Pits and ditches of possible archaeological origin

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Summary

A geophysical survey of land to the east of Norwich Road, Cromer, in 2010 revealed anomalies of interest, including linear and discreet features thought to represent ditches and pits. However, these features were demonstrated to be natural features upon excavation of trial trenches in 2011.

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Map sheet	TG24SW
Civil Parish	CROMER, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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August-September 2010. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometry survey of proposed development site.
The survey revealed a number of anomalies that may be pits and ditches of archaeological origin.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 1 March 2011.

November 2011. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
No archaeological finds or features were observed. The anomalies detected in the geophysical survey were confirmed to be natural.
See report (S2) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2012.197).
S. Howard (HES), 14 March 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2019.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF79782 Unpublished Contractor Report: Smalley, R. 2010. Norwich Road, Cromer. Geophysical Survey Report. Stratascan. J2766.
<S2> SNF83393 Unpublished Contractor Report: Janes, T. and Thompson, P. 2011. Land East of Norwich Road, Cromer, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeological Solutions. 3953.

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Record last edited

May 16 2019 9:34PM