NHER 59601 (Find Spot record) - Undated pit and post-medieval metal objects

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Summary

In 2001 an undated ?pit was exposed during the excavation of a cable trench. Two post-medieval metal objects were also recovered during this work.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG23SE
Civil Parish NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

June-July 2001. Watching Brief.
Observation of trench dug for new electricity cable running between Bacton and North Walsham (Field 10).
Undated shallow feature with concave profile and charcoal-flecked fill.
Unstratified finds recovered included:
1 post-medieval iron ring and 1 metal rolled sheet.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.442).
H. Hamilton (HES), 19 August 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2015 and 27 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. and Underdown, S. 2001. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief on the North Walsham to Bacton Cable Trench. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 612.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2002. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 162-177. p 170.
  • RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SHEET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 27 2019 6:57PM

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