NHER 23760 (Find Spot record) - Medieval and post-medieval finds and undated occupation layer

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Summary

During a watching brief before development of an underground electric cable and earlier sewage installation an occupation layer was found showing that Low Road has not always existed here. Fragments of medieval pottery and a complete pig skeleton were also recovered.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SE
Civil Parish CASTLE RISING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

15 to 17 June 1987.
Low Road, and adjacent road to the Green. Pipe trench for sewers.
Occupation layer shows that at some (unknown) date Low Road did not exist.
From adjacent road, medieval to post medieval sherds and medieval roof tile, and pig skeleton.
See (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) and D. Gurney (NLA), June 1987.

October-November 1996. Watching Brief. Contexts 5-10.
Eastern Electricity cable trenches.
Medieval brick and tile from layers below modern road at west end, remainder no finds, confirming 1987 results.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
A. Crowson (NAU) 19 November 1996.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1997. Watching Brief at Low Road, Castle Rising. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 203.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 549.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2015 3:36PM

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