NHER 55105 (Monument record) - Medieval well, ditches, pits, and gullies

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Summary

A programme of archaeological investigation carried out between 2010 and 2012 has recorded several groups if inter-cutting features dated to the medieval period including a timber-lined well. The features consist of ditches, pits, and gullies and appear to relate to domestic activity in the area. One group of features contained Grimston-Thetford ware and Early Medieval sandy wares, dating them to the late 11th to 12th century. The well also appears to have been in use in the early medieval period and was in-filled in the 13th to 14th century, after which it was cut by several ditches that may have enclosed tofts or crofts.

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Map sheet	TF80NE
Civil Parish	NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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October 2010. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometry survey of proposed development site.
A number of magnetic anomalies of possible archaeological origin were observed including a rectilinear feature that could represent a ditch and a number of anomalies that could indicate pit-type features.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 22 February 2011.

June 2011. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. Contexts 1001-1019.
Trial trenching revealed that some of those anomalies observed as a result of geophysical survey related to modern drains and a rubbish pit, whilst a more subtle spread of magnetic debris was found to mask a number of ditch features, two of which contained Thetford ware pottery dating to the 10th-12th century.
See report (S2) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2013.203).
E. Bales (HES), 09 July 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2019.

May 2012. Excavation.
Excavation in the vicinity of the ditches identified during the 2011 evaluation recorded a timber-lined well, four ditches, eight pits, three gullies, and a post hole. Seven of these features could not be dated, but the remainder were dated to the medieval period. A group of intercutting features in the south of the excavated area contained Grimston-Thetford ware and Early Medieval sandy wares, dating these features to the late 11th to 12th century. The well was located in the north of the excavated area, where the water table is known to be quite high. It appears to have been in use in the early medieval period and was in-filled in the 13th to 14th century, after which it was cut by several ditches which may have enclosed tofts or crofts.
See publication report (S3) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2013.203).
H. Hamilton (HES), 02 April 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2019.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF79727 Unpublished Contractor Report: Smalley, R. 2010. Geophysical Survey Report. Mill Street, Necton, Norfolk. Stratascan. 2793.
<S2> SNF84285 Unpublished Contractor Report: Janes, T. 2011. Mill Street, Necton, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeological Solutions. 3852.
<S3> SNF88244 Unpublished Contractor Report: Newton, A. 2012. Medieval Archaeology at Mill Street, Necton, Norfolk. Publication Report. Archaeological Solutions. 4126.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (14)

Object Types (4)

POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PLANT REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

May 17 2019 4:33PM