Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16422 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Late medieval building remains and iron tanged dagger |
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Summary
Housing development in the 1970s on the parkland to the south of the church uncovered the remains of a medieval building. In addition an unusual example of a late medieval tanged dagger was found.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9250 0246 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90SW |
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| Parish: | OVINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1970s. Site located on former parkland south of church. All finds made when area had six houses built on it.
Dagger findspot lies around the stump of an exceptionally enormous tree now on back lawn of fifth house from churchyard.
At this location the presence of large, dressed 'limestone' blocks was reported along with the 'remains of a doorway'. The blocks are felt to be medieval in date.
Along with these building remains an iron tanged single-edged dagger was discovered. The dagger had a cutler mark on one side of blade, but the point of the triangular broad-backed blade was missing. The butt of the rectangular-sectioned tang was burred. Possible traces of wood on the tang but X-ray of this component revealed no sign of rivet holes. Presumably late medieval as there is no close parallel in London Museum Catalogue.
(S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 1 August 1980.
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DAGGER (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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | X-ray: X ray. |
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