NHER 58797 (Monument record) - Post medieval ditches

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Summary

Three post medieval or early modern ditches and one undated ditch were recorded during excavation of two trial trenches. These features are likely associated with 18th and 19th century occupation of The Firs farm, which is depicted on 19th century maps but has since been demolished. Finds recovered from the ditches include a few sherds of late 18th to late 19th century pottery and a small quantity of residual medieval peg tile and brick from a nearby kiln (see NHER 58798).

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF61NW
Civil Parish	NORTH RUNCTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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December 2011-February 2012. Trial Trenching.
Three post medieval or early modern ditches and one undated ditch were recorded during excavation of two trial trenches. Finds recovered from these ditches include a few sherds of late 18th to late 19th century pottery, a small quantity of residual medieval peg tile and brick from a nearby kiln (see NHER 58798), and a few fragments of animal bone. The ditches are located adjacent to several farm buildings known as The Firs which are depicted on the 1839 tithe map (S1) and the first (S2) and second edition Ordnance Survey maps but have since been demolished. The ditches are probably associated with 18th and 19th century occupation of this farm.
For evaluation results in other areas of this site see NHER 58795, NHER 58796, and NHER 58798.
See report (S3) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2013.37).
H. Hamilton (HES), 3 May 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2019.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF70144 Map: 1839. North Runcton tithe map..
<S2> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
<S3> SNF87122 Unpublished Contractor Report: Barlow, G. and Leonard, C. 2012. Land South East of Scania Way, King's Lynn, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeological Solutions. 4020.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (4)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1750 AD to 1899 AD)

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Record last edited

May 16 2019 10:44PM