NHER 23089 (Monument record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
3 April 1986. Fieldwalked when Fransham project being done adjacent, very rapidly, no concentrations.
Roman greywares and Samian base but no sign of source of Roman material in adjacent field Little Fransham 19 (23087).
Medieval sherds including Grimston.
Post medieval sherds.
Flints.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 20 November 1986.
1993. Fieldwalking finds. Fieldwalking after documentary research.
Medieval concentration at TF 8898 1193 on parish boundary.
1 Iron Age sherd isolated find.
Roman, post medieval sherds and quern also.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), November 1993.
January-February 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Neolithic/Bronze Age retouched flake and scraper.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman coin, and 2 pottery sherds.
2 medieval coins, 5 pottery sherds, and iron horseshoes.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rivet and a knife shoulder bolster.
2 post-medieval jettons, 1 pottery sherd and buckles.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019.
This site is recorded as Med 11A in (S2), and is first recorded in 1361 as a messuage with 10 acres.
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA), 15 December 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16123 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. N.454. AJGR.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
- <S2> SNF59813 Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (22)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- QUERN (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
- HORSESHOE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1500 AD)
- RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
- POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- JETTON (17th Century - 1607 AD to 1632 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 1 2020 1:48PM