NHER 53087 (Monument record) - Post-medieval pits, land to north of 15 Woodview

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Summary

In October 2009 an archaeological excavation revealed two post-medieval pits containing ceramic building material, post-medieval brick fragment and roof tile; post-medieval iron nails; prehistoric worked flint and two pieces of burnt flint.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG32NW
Civil Parish	WORSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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October 2009. Trial Trench.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
Two post-medieval pits were revaled during excavation containing ceramic building material, post-medieval brick fragment and roof tile; post-medieval iron nails; prehistoric worked flint and two pieces of burnt flint. It is possible that the pits were used for sand extraction.
See report (S1) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2025.105).
S. Howard (NLA), 28 January 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 August 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF72912 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hodges, L. 2009. An Archaeological Evaluation at 15 Woodview, Worstead, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 1897.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (5)

BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD?)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 18 2025 1:30PM