NHER 38050 (Monument record) - Probable medieval boundary ditch, undated gully, Sloley Road

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Summary

An evaluation in 2003 recovered a wide linear feature, possibly a boundary ditch, containing sherds of early and late medieval pottery and a lump of metal smithing slag. An ephemeral gully of unknown function was also located.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG32NW
Civil Parish WORSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February 2003. Trial Trenching.
Three trenches excavated within the footprints of proposed dwellings.
Two of the trenches exhibited no evidence of archaeological interest while Trench 2 contained a wide linear feature, possibly a boundary ditch, containing sherds of early and late medieval pottery and a lump of metal smithing slag. An ephemeral gully of unknown function was also located within this trench.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.188).
M. Horlock (NLA), 6 August 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 April 2019.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2003. An Archaeological Evaluation at land adjacent to Sloley Road, Worstead, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 812.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2004. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2003. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt III pp 573-588. p 588.
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 27 2019 8:58AM

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