NHER 33842 (Monument record) - Prehistoric site, Costessey park and ride

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.

Summary

An archaeological evaluation at this site in 1998 found evidence of shallow pits, a ditch and a possible hearth. Finds included Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery sherds together with worked flints which suggest the site was prehistoric in date, fairly extensive and was used throughout later prehistory. There is no evidence for Roman, Saxon or medieval use of the site.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	BAWBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Full Description

September 1998. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometry survey of proposed Park and Ride site.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are summarised in (S2).

October 1998. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of Park and Ride site. Contexts 1-62.
Pits and ditches found, some with Bronze Age sherds.
Also Iron Age, Early Neolithic and undated prehistoric pottery sherds.
Metal working debris.
Flints.
Burnt areas.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.150).
E. Rose (NLA), 13 November 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 April 2015 and 5 December 2022.

August 2000. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping at Park and Ride site. Contexts 63-64.
No features found.
Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flints.
Roman brooch.
Post-medieval coins and metal work.
See report (S4) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S5).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.181).
D. Gurney (NLA), 3 January 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 April 2015 and 21 June 2019.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide. 1-24.
<S1> SNF92936 Unpublished Contractor Report: [Unknown]. 1998. Costessey Park and Ride, Norfolk. Geophysical Survey Report. GSB Prospection. 98/94.
<S2> SNF56666 Unpublished Contractor Report: Whitmore, D. 1998. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation at Long Lane, Costessey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 359.
<S3> SNF82757 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1999. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 369-387. p 371.
<S4> SNF92937 Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, J. 2000. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at the Costessey Park and Ride Site, Long Lane, Costessey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 538.
<S5> SNF82555 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 708.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (12)

Object Types (20)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
WEIGHT (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(2)

Record last edited

Sep 23 2025 12:41PM