NHER 64824 (Monument record) - Undated pits and ditches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LINGWOOD AND BURLINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
September-October 2006. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of area on proposed route of A47 Blofield to North Burlingham dualling.
Examination of strip at northern edge of site (Area L).
Magnetic variation of a possible geological or pedological origin seen across area. It was however possible to identify several positive area anomalies that may represent archaeologically-significant features.
See report (S1) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.297).
Previously recorded under NHER 60804 (and before that NHER 39847).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2015. Amended 22 June 2019.
January 2007.
Environmental Statement produced (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2015.
May-July 2020. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of route of proposed A47 Blofield to North Burlingham upgrade works (Trenches 66-70)
The five trenches excavated at this location revealed a number of ditches and pits, the majority of which contained no dating evidence. The one exception was a large probable quarry pit, the fills of which produced a single pottery sherd of possible Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age date and several Roman sherds. It is though quite likely that these were all residual and the pit was the result of much more recent activity.
The majority of the ditches recorded were aligned north-to-south or east-to-west and were therefore potentially of a broadly similar date. Notable exceptions included a single north-west to south-east aligned feature recorded in one of the westernmost trenches.
Other undated features included two pits at the eastern end of the site.
A small number of unstratified finds were recovered, including a prehistoric flint flake, two post-medieval pottery sherds and a fragment of post-medieval clay tobacco pipe.
See report (S3) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2020.103).
P. Watkins (HES), 26 June 2021. Amended 27 July 2023.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF67566 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, D. 2006. Geophysical and Metal Detecting Survey, A47 from Blofield to North Burlingham. Archaeological Project Services. 164/06.
- <S2> SNF66364 Unpublished Document: Highways Agency. 2007. A47 Blofield - North Burlingham Dualling Environmental Statement.. 7.0 Cultural Heritage.
- <S3> SNF101069 Unpublished Contractor Report: Schofield, T. 2020. A47 Blofield to North Burlingham, Norfolk. Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology (Suffolk). SU0135_2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
Object Types (7)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC? to 401 BC?)
- BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 27 2023 7:24AM