NHER 63387 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A fragment of a Roman imbrex roof tile and a post-medieval pottery sherd were recovered here in 2000. A fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey of part of this field in 2008 recovered prehistoric worked flints; Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a post-medieval pantile and a small number of metal objects. These metal finds included a post-medieval thimble and button and several undatable unidentified copper alloy and lead objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13NW
Civil Parish BACONSTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March-April 2000. Fieldwalking.
Found at 'Brick Hills', south-west of west pit
1 post-medieval pottery sherd (iron glaze base).

Found at 'Brick Hills', west of NHER 6559, north-east corner (Tithe map field 64):
1 Roman imbrex fragment.

Previously recorded under NHER 35206.
K. Hinds (NLA), 8 June 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2019.

March-April 2008. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection (Field 11).
Finds recovered included:
1 prehistoric retouched flint flake and 2 flakes.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
2 ?Late Saxon pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
1 ?medieval pottery sherd.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, 1 pantile, 1 copper alloy button and 1 thimble.
1 undatable copper alloy disc, 1 copper alloy unidentified object, 1 lead waste fragment, 1 lead unidentified object and 1 fragment of metal-working debris.
See report (S1) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2)
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
Previously recorded under NHER 35206.
S. Howard (NLA), 19 November 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Westall, S. and Smith, M. 2008. An Archaeological Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey Along the Route of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Grid Connection. NAU Archaeology. 1808a.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Hoggett, R. 2010. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2009. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt I pp 135-147. p 146.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • DISC (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • WASTE (Undated)
  • IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PANTILE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD?)

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Record last edited

Sep 1 2023 8:05AM

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