NHER 33774 (Monument record) - Post medieval ditch and undated posthole, The Wrens

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Summary

Archaeological evaluation in 1998 recorded a substantial east-west aligned ditch which contained post medieval brick and was likely a relatively recent field boundary as well as an undated chalk-filled post hole. No small finds were recovered.

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Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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August 1998. Trial Trench. Contexts 1-7.
Excavation of a single trial trench recorded a substantial east-west aligned ditch which contained post-medieval brick and was likely a relatively recent field boundary. An undated chalk-filled post hole was also excavated. No other finds were recovered.
See report (S1) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA) 30 July 1999. Updated H. Hamilton (NLA), 07 July 2008.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50332 Unpublished Contractor Report: Whitmore, D. 1999. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation on land off Nuns' Bridge Road, Thetford. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 344.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (1)

BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 15 2015 1:57PM