NHER 66605 (Monument record) - Undated pits and ditches

November 2020-March 2021. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of site on proposed route of Norwich Western Link (Area 8)
This survey identified little of potential archaeological interest. The most notable response was a strong positive anomaly with an inverse dipolar magnetic signal at TG 1256 1508 which may relate to material that has been magnetically enhanced by burning or firing activities. An isolated discrete positive anomaly to the east is regarded as being of undetermined origin. The majority of the other linear and discrete anomalies recorded are thought to be either natural in origin or the result of recent agricultural activity.
Scattered dipolar 'spikes' were probably caused by ferrous material on or close to the surface, most likely modern debris.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2026.

May-July 2022. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of Norwich Western Link (Field TT18; Trenches 60-70).
The 11 trenches excavated at this location revealed three pits and two ditches, all of which were of uncertain date.
The ditches included in a north-west to south-east aligned feature in the south-east corner of the site that produced a single Early Iron Age pottery sherd and a north-east to south-west aligned feature in the central part of the site.
The pits included a feature with a charcoal-rich fill that coincided with the strong positive anomaly recorded by the preceding geophysical survey. A nearby pit also had a dark, charcoal-rich upper fill. Samples taken from these pits both produced large amounts of charcoal but nothing else in the way of charred plant macrofossils. It is suggested that one of these pits was potentially a burnt out tree root bole, although it should be noted that these pits appear to have been similar to features seen elsewhere in the Norwich environs that are now thought to represent the traces of medieval and earlier small-scale charcoal production.
Unfortunately the geophysical anomaly thought to potentially represent an area affected by burning or firing activities was not investigated as part of this work.
A small number of unstratified worked flints were recovered at this site, all of which are of probable Neolithic/Bronze Age date.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2026.