NHER 51561 (Monument) - Undated features, prehistoric flint and pottery, medieval and post- medieval finds, Roundwell public house

July 2007. Desk-based Assessment.
The desk-based assessment suggests the site has a high potential for prehistoric and post-medieval finds due to evidence collected from the surrounding area.
See report (S1) for further details.
H White (NLA) 12 November 2008.

May 2008. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of southern part of proposed development area. From context 1.
Finds from a trench in the southern field included a struck flint flake, a small fire-cracked flint fragment and a small fragment of prehistoric pottery. Metal- detected finds included a medieval silver cut farthing, a small lead domed cap and a discoidal button, both post-medieval in origin.
Two small sherds of Bronze Age pottery were found in a further trench in the southern field.
A single flint flake and a fragment of prehistoric pottery were recovered from an additional trench in the southern field, along with a post-medieval small flattened thimble
See report (S2) for further details.
H. White (NLA), 3 November 2008.

July 2008. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of northern part of proposed development area.
Two small pits containing burnt material were found close together in a trench in the east of the northern field. The first pit was circular,with concave sides and an uneven base. The second pit was circular, with concave sides and a rounded base, and contained small fragments of charcoal and burnt bone.
A single, small post hole was discovered in the northern field and contained a small piece of white-glazed, post medieval ceramic.
A small circular pit with concave sides and a flat base was revealed in a further trench in the northern field.
A narrow, undated ditch with an approximated north-south orientation was discovered in a trench at the north end of the field. It emerged from the soutern limit of the trench and continued north for 13m before reaching the eastern limit of the trench.
See report (S2) for further details.
H. White (NLA) 3 November 2008.

A combined archive comprising material from both phases of archaeological work at this site has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.496).
P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2019.