NHER 29583 (Monument record) - Medieval tofts and hollow way
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG03NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EDGEFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Noted from RAF air photograph and visited during NLA/RCHM earthwork survey.
Approximately 100m of hollow way/terraced trackway extending northeast from garden, with the southeast boundary a likely headland feature about 9m wide and 0.4m deep.
Some mainly banked enclosures to the northwest, up to 0.5m high, with suggestion of platforms, up to 0.2m.
Probably 2 or 3 tofts.
8 medieval unglazed including fresh sherds.
1 Glazed Grimston.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 March 1993.
See plan (S1).
B. Cushion (NLA) March 1993.
Additional finds on surface.
6 unglazed medieval sherds.
B. Cushion (NLA) March 1993.
December 2008. desk-based assessment.
Assessment of known archaeology within a 0.5km radius of a proposed development at the former pit and landfill site at Edgefield. The report concluded that the study area lies in an area rich in archaeology dating from the Neolithic to modern periods.
See (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 15 December 2009.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF11990 Aerial Photograph: TG 03 0734C (1180).
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93822 Illustration: Cushion, B. 1993. Plan of earthworks at Edgefield SMR 29583. Film. 1:1000.
- <S2> SNF72716 Unpublished Contractor Report: Appleby, G. 2008. An Archaeological desk-based assessment at Edgefield Hall, Edgefield, Norfolk. Cambridge Archaeological Unit. 875.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2025 8:04AM