NHER 21387 (Find Spot record) - Medieval pottery sherds on possible green edge

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Summary

Fenland fieldwalking here in 1985 recovered medieval pottery sherds, animal bones and shell fragments. It is possible that this site was located at the edge of the medieval green.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF51NE
Civil Parish	TILNEY ALL SAINTS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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12 April 1985. Fieldwalking on deep ploughed and reasonably well weathered soil.
Context 1: general scatter medieval sherds. Site TYS AH.
Context 2: at [1]. Small concentration medieval sherds separate from Context 3. Site TYS AG.
Context 3: at [2]. Concentration sparse pottery, locally abundant shells, sparse bone. Some post medieval contamination. On slope of scarp which could be edge of medieval green. Infilled dykes confuse picture. 40m east-west x 25m north-south at 2.7m OD. Site TYS 6.
Finds held by NCM.
R. J. Silvester (NAU) 14 April 1985.

For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF16798 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS 6. FENS.
--- SNF16810 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS AG. FENS.
--- SNF16811 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS AH. FENS.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

VILLAGE GREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (3)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Tilney All Saints (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 15 2012 4:22PM