NHER 65294 (Monument record) - Undated ditch and multi-period finds

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Summary

A watching brief maintained during groundworks at this site between 2013 and 2014 recorded only a single undated ditch. The probable alignment of this feature suggested it was unlikely to be of great antiquity. A prehistoric flint flake and single sherds of Roman and medieval pottery were recovered from the deep subsoil layer present.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG51SW
Civil Parish CAISTER ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

September 2013-April 2014. Watching Brief.
Maintained during construction of five new dwellings.
Despite the relatively extensive nature of the monitored groundworks only a single undated ditch was observed. This feature appeared to be perpendicular to Braddock Road and therefore on the same alignment as extant modern boundaries, suggesting it was unlikely to be of great antiquity.
A prehistoric flint flake and single sherds of Roman and medieval/post-medieval pottery were recovered from the relatively deep subsoil that was present across the site. It is possible that this deposit had masked archaeological remains in some of the excavated trenches.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.206).
P. Watkins (HES), 11 February 2022.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2016. Land between Braddock Road and Charles Close, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Watching Brief. NPS Archaeology. 2014/1272.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1401 AD to 1600 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 11 2022 2:51PM

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