NHER 69504 (Negative evidence record) - Site where limited groundworks revealed no evidence for archaeologically-significant remains

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Summary

A watching brief maintained during the construction of a new agricultural building at this location in 2020 recorded no archaeologically-significant features or deposits. It should though be noted that the monitored groundworks were of a limited natural – with a shallow initial topsoil strip (which left the underlying subsoil largely intact) being followed by the excavation of 10 relatively small stanchion pits. Unstratified finds were largely limited to objects of late post-medieval date.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29SW
Civil Parish	SHELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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July 2020. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new agricultural building.
The stripping of topsoil from the building’s footprint revealed no archaeologically-significant features or deposits - although it should be noted that the underlying subsoil was left largely intact and potentially obscured any features present. The subsequent excavation of 10 relevately small stanchion pits did though also reveal nothing of archaeological interest.
Unstratified finds were limited to a single late post-medieval pottery sherd, small post-medieval brick and tile fragments, a piece of clay tobacco pipe and a number of undatable iron nails.
See report (S1) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2020.104).
P. Watkins (HES), 7 October 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF103100 Unpublished Contractor Report: John Newman Archaeological Services. 2020. Shelton Hall, Aldburgh Road, Shelton, Norfolk. Archaeological Monitoring Report. John Newman Archaeological Services.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (5)

NAIL (Unknown date)
BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 7 2025 3:13PM