NHER 25791 (Find Spot record) - Possible medieval occupation site

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1990 recovered a number of medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, as well as medieval coins. Excavation on this site recorded early medieval pottery and fired clay fragments, as well as burnt silt deposits.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF41NE
Civil Parish WALPOLE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

April 1990. Grid reference supplied by finder. Concentration of pottery over uncertain areas.
Context 1 [1] (general scatter):
Medieval pottery sherds: one frilled base Langerwehe stoneware, nine Bourne 'D' ware, one medieval glazed with white inclusions, two medieval glazed sandy, three glazed Grimston.
15th to 16th century date range.
Also a Henry III long cross cut halfpenny (identified by S. Margeson).
Context 2 [2]:
Medieval pottery sherds: nine medieval unglazed, one medieval shelly, one non-glazed? Grimston, three glazed Grimston, one Bourne 'D'.
Date range 13th - 14th century.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 May 1990.

May 1990.
Penny of Edward I, damaged, Canterbury mint. Cut farthing long cross.
Edward I penny London mint [3].
Edward? I penny [4].
Sample of medieval scatter [5] - three medieval unglazed, ten glazed Grimston, one medieval glazed with white inclusions, three Bourne D, one ?late medieval/transitional, one medieval? buff unglazed.
Identified by S.Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), undated (1990).

12 July 2000. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks for a new bungalow behind the Sea Bank recorded silt layers with medieval pottery.
Excavation revealed burnt silt deposits and organic lenses that contained fired clay and early medieval pottery. Accumulated layers of natural silt were recorded by no elements of the Bank.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
Contexts 3-13.
D. Gurney, 30 November 2000.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Tremlett, S. 2000. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Wisbech Road, Walpole St Andrew. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 539.
  • <S2> 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 727.
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PANTILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2015 1:40PM

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