NHER 66011 (Monument record) - Medieval or later ditch

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Summary

A trial trench excavated at this site in 2020 revealed a single ditch of probable medieval or later date.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF74SW
Civil Parish	THORNHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 2020. Trial Trench.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
The single trench excavated revealed a north-to-south aligned ditch. Dating evidence was limited to two fairly undiagnostic pottery sherds, one most likely Roman in date and the other medieval.
No unstratified finds were recovered.
See report (S1) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2020.62).
P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2022. Amended 24 August 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF101724 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2020. Tanglewood, High Street, Thornham, Norfolk. Informative Trenching as Part of a Programme of Archaeological Mitigatory Works. Witham Archaeology. 353.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (2)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 24 2025 4:30PM