NHER 26534 (Find Spot record) - Medieval finds and 20th century landscaping of castle mound, Castle Meadow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
6 July 2000. Watching Brief.
Undertaken during excavation of trench to allow re-erection of memorial horse trough.
Medieval mound deposits and 1920s landscaping activities were recorded.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2024.199).
J. Allen (NLA) October 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 October 2024.
County Quarter Sessions Order books (late 17th century) contain ongoing complaints about infill to the castle ditches.
Information from [1].
A. Cattermole (NLA) 11 December 2006.
See press cutting (S3) in file.
T. Sunley (NLA) 31 Ocotber 2007.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF51023 Unpublished Contractor Report: Tremlett, S. 2000. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Castle Meadow, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 515.
- <S2> SNF82555 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 720.
- <S3> SNF68815 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2000. Memorial trough is back, suitably refreshed. 25 July.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 20 2024 6:20PM