NHER 21217 (Find Spot record) - Medieval occupation site
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a concentration of Iron Age, Roman and medieval pot, bone and a few pebbles. These are indicative of medieval occupation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
3 March 1985. Fenland fieldwalking.
MTW 56.
Concentration of Iron Age pottery, sparse bone, few pebbles, some gravel. Soil slightly stained. Around 41 x 24m.
R.J. Silvester (NAU), 8 March 1985.
Also one Roman sherd and some medieval (archive).
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15927 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 56. FENS.
- --- SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 27 2026 4:54PM