NHER 61817 (Monument record) - Late Saxon/medieval, and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Excavation in 1997 recovered a medieval coin and a post-medieval jetton. Excavation in 2017 recovered Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds and post-medieval brick fragments; as well as a medieval buckle and medieval/post-medieval bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF72NW
Civil Parish HILLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January 1997. Stray-find. [1].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

March 2017. Excavation.
1m x 1m test pit excavated by Access Cambridge Archaeology.
Details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 June 2017.

16 March 2017. Excavation. [2].
Excavation of the sides and base of a disused fish pond. See Illustrations (S1) and (S2).
Finds recovered and recorded by HES on the PAS database are as follows:
Late Saxon Thetford Ware pottery sherds.
Medieval pottery sherds and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval brick fragments and a bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 June 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 16 March 2017.

  • <S1> Illustration: Elfleet, K. 2017. Location plan of excavations at 5 Wheatfields, Hillington, March 2017. Digital (jpeg). Not to scale.
  • <S2> Illustration: Elfleet, K. 2017. Plan and section of excavations by K. Elfleet and M. Nicholson at 5 Wheatfields, Hillington, March 2017. Digital (jpeg). 1:20.
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1270 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1405 AD to 1430 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 20 2021 11:23AM

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