NHER 61135 (Monument record) - Features associated with possible Roman road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPIXWORTH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
2004-2005. Desk-based Assessment.
Archaeological assessment of eastern route options for Norwich Northern Distributor Road.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 July 2019.
September 2008. Desk-based Assessment.
Assessment of proposed site of Norwich Northern Distributor Road borrow pit (Area 3).
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 5 August 2015.
April 2012-April 2013. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometry survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Block 54).
Two very low magnitude and fragmented parallel north-to-south aligned linear anomalies were identified that appear to correspond with cropmarks though to represent the line of a Roman or later road (NHER 52126). It is possible that these anomalies represent flanking ditches.
An area of magnetic disturbance in the south-west corner of the field surrounds the site of a post-medieval building known as Lone Barn. It is possible that this disturbance is a result of material spread when this structure was demolished.
A possible extraction pit was also identified in the centre of the field.
Although a range of other anomalies were identified these are not thought to be of archaeological significance, being most likely of agricultural or geological origin. There was no trace of the east-to-west aligned cropmark mapped in the northernmost part of the field.
See report (S4) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 5 August 2015.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF56373 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2004. A Desk-based Assessment for a Stage 2 Environmental Assessment Norwich Northern Distributor Road (eastern routes). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 932.
- <S2> SNF93125 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2005. A Desk-based Assessment for a Stage 2 Environmental Assessment Norwich Northern Distributor Road (western and eastern routes: revised). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1065.
- <S3> SNF93162 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of proposed Borrow Pits (Areas 1-4). NAU Archaeology. 1375.
- <S4> SNF93163 Unpublished Contractor Report: Harrison, S. and Webb, A. 2013. Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich, Norfolk. Geophysical Survey. Archaeological Services WYAS. 2545.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Jul 14 2019 2:30PM