NHER 60512 (Monument) - Medieval ditch and Roman and medieval finds

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Summary

A watching brief in 2013 revealed a single medieval ditch, a piece of medieval tile, a piece of Roman or medieval tile and undated metalworking debris.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM49NE
Civil Parish FRITTON AND ST OLAVES, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

August 2013. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of garage/office.
This work revealed a single medieval ditch which appears to follow the line of a ditch feature visible as cropmarks immediately to the north (NHER 10715). A single sherd of medieval pottery was recovered from the uppermost fill of the ditch. Other residual finds included a large piece of tile which may be Roman or medieval, a single fragment of medieval Flemish floor tile, two pieces of metalworking debris and a small cylindrical copper alloy object.
See report (S1) for further information.
A. Cattermole (HES), 7 October 2014.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Emery, G. 2013. Archaeological Monitoring at Thatched Cottage, Priory Farm, St Olaves, Norfolk. Norvic Archaeology. 36.
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  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2017 10:33AM

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