NHER 68292 (Monument record) - Undated pits and ditches

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Summary

Trial trenching at this site in 2019 exposed a small number of poorly-dated pits and ditches. Finds were limited to prehistoric worked flints and post-medieval/modern brick or tile fragments, the majority of which were recovered from unstratified contexts.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM29SW
Civil Parish LONG STRATTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January-February 2019. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of area to be affected by proposed junction improvements and associated highway works (Area A; Trenches 1, 3-9 and 11).
The nine trenches excavated in this part of the site revealed three probable ditches and two pits, all of which produced little or no dating evidence. One of the pits contained a single fill of dark, presumably charcoal-rich material that produced several prehistoric worked flints.
The ditches were undated but potentially of some antiquity, with no evidence to suggest they were associated with former post-medieval or modern field boundaries.
A thick subsoil deposit was present in all of the trenches.
Unstratified finds were limited to additional worked flints and fragments of post-medieval/modern brick or tile.
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 April 2024.

Associated Sources (0)

  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • BUILDING MATERIAL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 26 2024 3:40PM

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