NHER 32871 (Monument record) - Medieval and/or post medieval earthworks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Earthworks north of Cheney's Lane and to the east of Low Road.
August 1997. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000.
A hollow way skirts the north and northwest boundaries of the field, leading from a bend in the road to east. Some ditched subdivision of the area to south is noted, with considerable disturbance by probable clay pits. The field was part of Julion's Green on the reconstruction of the 1565 landscape in (S1).
Pottery: 2 medieval unglazed body sherds. Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
See report (S2) for further details and copy of plan (S3). The results of this survey and subsequent air photo analysis are also summarised in (S4) and (S5).
B. Cushion (NLA), August 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.
October 2004. Visit.
Thick grass cover.
H. Paterson (A&E), 16 December 2004.
It is probable that the ditched enclosures are later in date and that they were constructed following the post-medieval enclosure of the green.
Information from (S2).
D. Robertson (NLA), 14 December 2005.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF5645 Publication: Davenport, F.. 1906. The Economic Development of a Norfolk Manor 1086-1565.
- <S2> SNF92915 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1997. Forncett SMR 32871. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S3> SNF93846 Illustration: Cushion, B. 1997. Plan of earthworks at Forncett SMR 32871. Film. 1:1000.
- <S4> SNF86456 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 197.
- <S5> SNF82757 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1999. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 369-387. p 378.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2017 2:19PM