NHER 22276 (Monument record) - Middle to Late Saxon and medieval ditches and pits and objects

28 February 1986. Fieldwalking in young winter cereal. (S1). Hay Green (north).
Context 1 odd medieval sherds. TSC DB.
Context 2 at [1]: Concentration of sparse medieval pottery, ditto bone, shell sparse to medium. Post medieval rubbish very very sparse. On edge of drove. TSC 37.
Finds in NCM.
Compiled by R. J. Silvester (NAU), 28 February 1986.

Some of the material from Context 1 has been reidentified as Middle Saxon pottery

27 January 1987.
Context 3 at [2]:
Middle Saxon Ipswich ware sherds.
Finder and location from A. Rogerson (NAU).
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 20 February 1987.

Excavation uncovered a small group of ditches, gullies and irregular shallow pits and a large semi-ciruclar feature 16 metres in diameter, which contained Middle Saxon Ipswich-type ware and pieces of animal bone. A large ditch to the east also produced Middle Saxon Ipswich-type ware. To the east of this a substantial dich produced Late Saxon/early medieval pottery.
See (S2).
Compiled by J. Allen (NLA), 15 September 2000.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).

January-November 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin, 1 jetton and a casket key.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025, 29 July 2025 and 8 August 2025.