NHER 29218 (Monument record) - Site of medieval settlement, possible medieval dovecote and multi-period pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
4 June, 11 July 1992. Field walking finds. AJGR L134. Contexts 1 to 20.
Context 21 pot boiler concentration.
Context 22 Rewalk of 7 and 16.
Blank area at south end walked 17 June 1990.
See (S1), with L135 (Site NHER 29217)
Ploughed earthworks of common edge.
2 medieval concentrations.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, Medieval sherds.
See (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 October 1992
This site is recorded as MED98 and MED99 in (S3). In 1605 the site was described as 'Dovehouse Yard', suggesting that it was the site of a medieval or early post medieval dovecote.
See (S3) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 20 December 2005
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15633 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. L134. AJGR.
- <S1> SNF59987 Illustration: Rogerson, A.. 1:2500 Permatrace. Film.
- <S2> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
- <S3> 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 (3)
Object Types (8)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 1 2023 12:37PM