NHER 68791 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, medieval and post-medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
3 July 2022. Test Pit.
Excavation of test pit at [1] as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund funded 'The Past is All Around Us' project (TP5).
This produced the following finds:
12 undatable iron nails and 3 slag fragments.
2 prehistoric flint flakes.
6 medieval pottery sherds, 1 brick fragment and 2 glass fragments.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds, 11 clay tobacco pipe fragments and a pin with wire wound around the head.
Various late post-medieval to modern pottery sherds and other objects were also recovered but not recorded in detail.
See reports (S1) and (S2) and finds list (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2025.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF101824 Unpublished Report: Carter, A., Mason, A. and Medlar, M. 2022. Castle Acre Parish Council. The Past is All Around Us - Castle Acre Heritage Project. Archaeological Investigations. Test Pit 1 de Warenne Place 2 July 2022. Test Pit 5 Abbey Cottage. Accidental Finds Castle Meadow. Priory Field Molehill Survey. Community Project.
- <S2> SNF101826 Unpublished Report: Medlar, M. 2022. Castle Acre Parish Council. The Past is All Around Us - Castle Acre Heritage Project. Analysis of Finds. Tudor Lodgings and Eagles Field Molehills Surveys on 29 April 2022. Village Test Pits on 2 and 3 July 2022. Eagles Field Test Pits 30 July 2022. Community Project.
- <S3> SNF101825 Unpublished Report: Carter, A., Mason, A. and Medlar, M. 2022. Castle Acre Parish Council. The Past is All Around Us - Castle Acre Heritage Project. Archaeological Investigations. Finds Report.. Community Project.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (7)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- NAIL (Unknown date)
- SLAG (Unknown date)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 14 2025 3:02PM