NHER 51435 (Find Spot record) - Medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

A fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey of part of this field in 2008 recovered medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; post-medieval clay tobacco pipe; a post-medieval musket ball and a small number of other post-medieval and undated metal objects. A number of additional medieval and later finds were recovered during the monitoring of subsequent groundworks in 2009/2010.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13NW
Civil Parish BODHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March-April 2008. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection (Field 21).
Finds from this field included:
5 medieval pottery sherds.
1 ?medieval roof tile.
4 post-medieval pottery sherds, 1 clay tobacco pipe fragment, 1 lead musket ball and 1 unidentified lead object.
1 undatable copper alloy sheet fragment and iron unidentified object.
See report (S1) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2)
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
S. Howard (NLA), 19 November 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2019.

2009-2010. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping and other groundworks associated with installation of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection cable.
No archaeologically significant remains were observed.
A number of medieval and later finds were apparently recovered from the subsoil during this work, although the exact nature of these objects is unclear.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
Final report awaited. See assessment report (S3) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Westall, S. and Smith, M. 2008. An Archaeological Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey Along the Route of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Grid Connection. NAU Archaeology. 1808a.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Hoggett, R. 2010. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2009. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt I pp 135-147. p 146.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2010. An Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief along the route of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. NAU Archaeology. 1808c.
  • SHEET (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 1 2023 8:04AM

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