NHER 68879 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval to modern finds

April-May 2017. Test Pit.
Excavation of two test pits as part of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust's 'Imagined Land' project - a community archaeology project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Test Pit 7 at [1] encountered a hard, metalled surface of flint cobbles at a depth of 0.30m below the modern lawn. This probable 19th-century yard surface was overlain by a soil layer containing frequent stones and brick rubble. Finds recovered included:
3 medieval/post-medieval pieces of worked limestone.
15 post-medieval pottery sherds, 2 brick fragments, 2 floor tile fragments, 6 undiagnostic ceramic building material fragments, 6 pieces of clay tobacco pipe, a roof slate and a fragment of iron slag.
5 late post-medieval pottery sherds, 13 roof tile fragments, a brick fragment and an iron horseshoe.

Test Pit 15 at [2] reached a natural sand layer at 0.7m below the ground surface, although the presence of a modern service meant that only part of the test pit could be excavated to this depth. Finds recovered included:
5 undatable burnt flints.
2 prehistoric flint flakes.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, 2 brick fragments and 8 iron nails.
8 post-medieval pottery sherds and 5 brick fragments.
13 late post-medieval/modern pottery sherds, 3 roof tile fragments and 2 pieces of bottle glass.

See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 January 2025.