NHER 66618 (Monument record) - Late Iron Age or later pit and other, undated and post-medieval remains

November 2020-March 2021. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of site on proposed route of Norwich Western Link (Area 23).
Although this survey identified a number of roughly north-to-south and east-to-west aligned linear anomalies likely to represent infilled ditches it appears that all probably correspond with former field boundaries shown on the Honingham tithe map (S1).
Scattered dipolar 'spikes' were probably caused by ferrous material on or close to the surface (most likely modern debris), while the majority of the other responses recorded are either natural in origin or the result of recent agricultural activity.
There was no evidence for surviving sub-surface remains associated with a single linear cropmark recorded at the southern end of the field (NHER 53681).
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 May 2026.

May-July 2022. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of Norwich Western Link (Field TT04; Trenches 215-216 and 243-256).
The 16 Trenches excavated at this location revealed a number of ditches and two pits, the majority of which produced no dating evidence.
The most notable feature was a shallow, sub-circular pit with a dark fill, a sample from which was found to contain a large quantity of charcoal and a number of carbonised bramble seeds. A piece of oak heartwood charcoal from this pit was submitted for radiocarbon dating and produced a Late Iron Age date of 197-51 BC at 95.4% probability (SUERC-107847; 2115 BP +/- 24). It should though be noted that as heartwood was dated the pit was potentially younger than this 'old wood' date. It does though seem likely that this pit was considerably older than the many similar features now recorded at various sites in the Norwich environ, the majority of which are thought to represent the traces of small-scale post-Roman charcoal production.
Two of the ditches correspond with linear anomalies recorded by the preceding geophysical survey, although, as noted above, these correspond with former field boundaries shown on the Honingham tithe map (S1). Another ditch can also be seen to coincide with one of the former boundaries on this map.
There was again no evidence for surviving remains associated with the single cropmark recorded at this location (NHER 53681).
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 May 2026.