NHER 63414 (Monument record) - Post-medieval ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PLUMSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
September-November 2008. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection cable (Trenches 52).
The single trench excavated at this location revealed a post-medieval ditch. This east-to-west aligned feature produced a fragment of clay tobacco pipe and corresponds with a former field boundary shown on 19th-century maps.
The thin subsoil layer present in this field was seen as evidence for medieval open-field agriculture.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details. This work is also noted in (S3).
Previously recorded under NHER 51449.
S. Howard (HES), 20 March 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 June 2019.
2009-2010. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping and other groundworks associated with installation of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection cable.
No archaeologically significant features or deposits observed. Finds recovered included a Jew Harp.
Final report awaited. See assessment report (S2) for further details. This work is also noted in (S3).
Previously recorded under NHER 51449.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 June 2019.
A combined archive comprising material from both phases of archaeological work at this site has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
P. Watkins (HES), 8 June 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF92707 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2010. Archaeological Evaluations along the route of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection. NAU Archaeology. 1808b.
- <S2> SNF80710 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2010. An Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief along the route of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. NAU Archaeology. 1808c.
- <S3> SNF81775 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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- JEWS HARP (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2026 12:03PM