Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12946 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval floor surface and Saxon and medieval pottery sherds, Nursery Close |
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Summary
During the period 1977-78 a number of prehistoric flints, Saxon and medieval pottery sherds were found at this location. A trial hole also discovered a possible medieval clay floor surface and a Saxon ditch here and both had associated pottery sherds. It is also worth noting that the spread of medieval sherds extended into the gardens on either side of the property.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6434 2283 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Found in garden on surface.
Roughly circular scraper, cortex on all of one side, retouched two-thirds of circumference.
Medieval unglazed body sherds. Two Grimston-Thetford rims.
One early medieval rim. One glazed Grimston body sherd. One coarse pimply sherd.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU) November 1977.
Trial hole revealed 'clay floor' at 0.6m (2ft) depth, above which were several Grimston Ware handled jar fragments with internal and external glaze.
On south side gully-like feature cut into natural contained one sherd of Thetford-type Ware.
On surface in flowerbed: one ?Nuremberg jetton.
Material seen by A. Rogerson (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 11 January 1978.
Spread of medieval glazed and unglazed sherds extends into gardens either side.
Monument Types
- GULLY (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FLOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
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