NHER 55939 (Monument record) - Ditches of unknown date

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Summary

Between August and September a programme of archaeological trial trenching revealed three ditches of unknown date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL88NE
Civil Parish CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

January-May 2010. Geophysical survey.
Magnetometer survey of entire field (Area 4).
An area of weak magnetic noise at the southern edge of the field is adjacent to the site of a post-medieval kiln (NHER 14002) and therefore may represent a spread of associated ceramic debris or burnt soil.
A curving linear anomaly associated with several strong ferrous anomalies is believed to represent a disused pipe.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 25 March 2021.

August-September 2010. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of part of large proposed development area (Trenches 7-8).
The two trenches excavated in this field revealed three ditches of unknown date. No datable material was recovered from any of the ditches and it is not clear whether these are associated with the Iron Age and Roman temple site (NHER 5853) to the south.
See report (S3) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 10 August 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 March 2021.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Wolframm-Murray, Y. 2010. Archaeological fieldwalking, metal detecting and geophysical surveys of land at the north of Thetford, Norfolk (Volumes 1 and 2). Northamptonshire Archaeology. 10/159.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D., Bown, J. and Hoggett, R. 2011. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2010. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt II pp 262-276. p 273.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Jones, C. 2011. Archaeological trial trench evaluation of land north of Thetford, Norfolk. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 11/25.

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2021 8:48AM

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