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Location

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The cropmarks formerly recorded under this number are now within NHER 49468 for the Roman settlement and fields and NHER 49467 for those of a medieval to post medieval date.

1976. East and north of Manor Farm.
Cropmarks of unusual irregular and rectangular enclosures, some with short tracks issuing, askew to modern field boundaries and passing under road. Linear marks (possibly drainage channels) running to stream to north.
Aerial photographs checked by E. Rose (NAU) 30 November 1976.

30 September 1984.
Footings for bungalow dug out at Context 3 (location [1]).
Partly concreted when visited; no features or finds.
A. Gregory (NAU) 1 October 1984.

16th century records mark fields just east of present Manor Farm and south of road as the Hall; buildings implied, but by 17th century maps these have gone, site called Hall Yards. Information from member of the public [2].
E. Rose (NAU) 8 August 1985.

1995. Metal detector finds over cropmarks north of School Lane and extended to west - additional area called Context 2.
Roman seal box lid. See for comparison Colchester 2525.
Early Saxon small long brooch head plate and bow (winged lip).
Medieval belt mount two plates with ogee opening at each end and circular hole in centre.
Medieval brooch or buckle pin, 14th century.
Early post medieval book clasp(?).
Polaroids in file. Identifications by S. Margeson (NCM), 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM) 21 September 1995.

1995. Metal detector finds.
Medieval ring brooch, flat ring with narrow bar over which pin and moulded collar is looped. Gilded decoration with engraved quatrefoils and ?inscription, very worn.
Medieval strap end buckle with integral tapering plate and looped pin.
Medieval circular harness pendant with central hole for boss. Decorated with elongated lozenges. The lozenges are decorated with rocker arm ornament and traces of gilding survive.
Identifications by S. Margeson (NCM) October 1995.
Polaroid in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 30 November 1995.

19-20 April 1999. Trial Trenching. Contexts to 23.
Evaluation in advance of housing revealed medieval wall, ditch backfilled with medieval/post-medieval building material and forming part of the cropmark; interesting medieval pottery assemblage, one Late Saxon sherd; animal bone. Also a prehistoric worked flint.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2),
E. Rose (NLA) 7 May 1999.

Summer 1999. Stray find. Details [3].
H. M. Geake (NCM) identified:
Suspension device for a censer (incense swinger used in Catholic churches). It has a tall stalk with a suspension loop at the top and three arms at the base. Two arms are largely missing, but the third ends in an expanded pierced terminal. Charms would have hung from the terminals and held the censer. Underneath the central stalk is another suspension loop. A similar one was found when the church at Guestwick was excavated in 1982-1983 (fig 50, EAA 32). Medieval.
K. Hinds (NLA) 31 January 2000.

8 July 1996. NAU aerial photography.
Cropmarks previously recorded still visible.
H. Clare (NLA) 26 October 2001.

August 2001. Metal detecting.
Middle Saxon pin.
Medieval strap end.
Late post medieval lead harness mount.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (NLA) 3 October 2001.

The cropmarks formerly recorded under this number are now within NHER 49468 for the Roman settlement and fields and NHER 49467 for those of a medieval to post medieval date.

May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A series of medieval to post medieval enclosures and field boundaries associated with the former medieval hall (NHER 11859) are visible on aerial photographs to the west of Pilson Green, South Walsham. See NHER 49467 for discussion.
S. Massey (NMP), 30 May 2007.

March - April 2008. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flint flake, post medieval buckle and undatable weight.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 May 2008.

Pre 1 October 2008. Metal detecting
Iron Age/ Roman brooch, medieval coins, strap end and harness mount, medieval/ post medieval vessel and skillet, post medieval button, purse, token, finger ring and seal. Roman, medieval and post- medieval sherds.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 21 January 2009.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Late Saxon bridle cheek piece.
1 medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, lead pot mends and buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

Monument Types

• PIT (Unknown date)
• POST HOLE (Unknown date)
• TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• PIT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
• DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• GREAT HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• QUARRY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
• NAIL (Undated)
• WEIGHT (Unknown date)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
• ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BRICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• CENSER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• MILLSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• SKILLET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
• POT MEND (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
• POT MEND (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
• BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOBACCO PIPE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
• CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

Protected Status

• SHINE
• SHINE

Sources and further reading

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• Parish Summary: South Walsham (Parish Summary)