NHER 62524 (Monument record) - Undated ditches and pit

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Summary

A geophysical survey of this field undertaken in 2016 identified no archaeologically signficant anomalies. Trenching trenching in 2017 did however record several ditches and a pits, although unfortunately none of these features produced any dating evidence. A subsequent watching brief during the excavation of several engineering trial pits recorded no archaeologically significant features or deposits.

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Map sheet	TG21SE
Civil Parish	GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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September 2016. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of possible development area.
This survey identified no potentially archaeologically significant anomalies.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2018.

January 2017. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site of proposed new road and associated infrastructure (Trenches 1 and 2).
One of the two trenches excavated in this field revealed a pit and four ditches, none of which produced any dating evidence. Three of the ditches had similar north-west to south-east alignments and may have represented the reinstatement of the same boundary. The forth ditch was aligned east-to-west. The pit was circular, with a concave profile and a single charcoal-flecked fill. All five features were fairly shallow, suggesting a significant degree of plough truncation.
No unstratified finds were recovered.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2018.

January 2017. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of engineering trial pits in proposed development area (Trial Pits 7, 9-10 and 12-13).
No archaeologically significant features or deposits observed.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2018.

An archive presumed to comprise material from both phases of work in 2017 has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2019.244).
P. Watkins (HES), 9 December 2022.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF98608 Unpublished Contractor Report: Masters, P. 2016. Geophysical Survey of Land at Brook Farm, Norwich, Norfolk. Cranfield University. 136.
<S2> SNF98580 Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan-Shelbourne, L. 2017. Brook Farm, Norfolk: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation and Monitoring. Pre-Construct Archaeology. R12806.