Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17945 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible ditch and multi-period objects |
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Summary
This area has seen the laying of a water pipeline and the nearby construction of the southern bypass. During these works the site has been monitored and metal detectors used at repeated intervals. The only feature to be recorded is a possible ditch of unknown date, however a large number of objects have been recovered. This includes Neolithic flint tools and Roman coins and metal objects, as well as medieval and post medieval coins, metal objects and pottery sherds.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 28 08 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NE |
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| Parish: | POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1981 to 1982. Found with metal detecting both sides of railway line, not kept separate. [1]
Medieval and post medieval material.
Doit of Overyssel 1796.
Charles I shilling, Tower issue.
Jetton, French possibly 15th century, plus another, uncertain.
One ore of Ulrica Eleanora of Sweden 1720.
Possibly Norwegian copper coin.
Fragment of lead bale seal with fleece.
Context one. Roman material. Coin, AS of Antonius Pius, issued in the name of Marcus Aurelius. [2]
Legend reads TR POT VIII COS II SC, and dates to AD 154-5, RIC iii 1322 see (S1).
Coin, Antoninianus, mid 3rd century AD, emperor illegible.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU), 29 January 1982.
W. Milligan, 26 January
1982. September 1986. Found with metal detector. [3]
Bronze 16th century coin weight issued in Netherlands. Obverse design is a lion in architectural frame. Reverse design is hand KI (hand is symbol for Antwerp).
Lead cloth seal.
George II bank token 3/- dating to 1811.
Donated to museum?
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 19 November 1986.
February 1988. Found in fieldwalking. [4]
Butt end of polished chisel, Neolithic.
Donated to NCM?
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU).
1980s. Detecting in advance of Norwich Southern Bypass. Field 92.
Context 3. Roman coin and brooch. Medieval or post medieval vessel foot. Bronze Age palstave, worked flint, Roman, Late Saxon or Medieval sherds.
For full details of finds, including modern items not included in record, weather conditions, etc see (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 30 August 1990.
1991 to 1992. Watching brief on line of Norwich Southern Bypass.
Site 106, within Context 2.
One flint flake.
See full details and (S3) in files under NHER 29040.
E. Rose, July 1992.
1992. Casual finds within Contexts 2 and 3. [5]
Two medieval strap-end buckles. Both have trapezoidal 'loops' and broken plates.
Identified by S.Margeson (NCM).
J. A. Davies (NCM), 30 July 1992.
February-November 1993. Watching Brief.
Brundall to Whitlingham Rising Main (Field 0005).
Initial fieldwalking and metal-detecting where possible, followed by observation of stripped easement and, where deemed necessary, monitoring of the excavation of the pipe trench itself. Contexts 4 -259, along north edge of Context 3. Finds recovered from topsoil include:
Prehistoric worked and burnt flints.
Post-medieval pottery sherds, building material and other objects.
One possible linear feature was identified at approximately [7], but was not seen in section of pipe trench - site not visited.
Backfill for Norwich Southern Bypass work occurred west of this feature.
See report (S4) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1995.77 and NWHCM : 2013.325).
S. Bates (NAU), 29 June 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2015 and 17 May 2019.
March to April 1994. Metal detecting find. [8]
Penny of Henry III RICARD ON LVN. Shortcross. London mint, 1216-47.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 May 1994.
September to October 1998. Metal detecting. [9]
Medieval and post medieval coins
Medieval buckle.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 November 1998.
February to March 2000. Metal detecting. [10]
One Roman, three medieval and two post medieval coins.
Two post medieval tokens.
Roman or Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 April 2000.
October to November 2000. Metal detecting. [11]
Medieval and post medieval jettons, post medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson, 9 December 2000.
September to October 2002. Metal detecting.
Two post medieval coins.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2002.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- 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)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- CHISEL (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LEVALLOIS FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DOOR FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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> | Serial: Sutherland, C.H.V. & Carson, R.A.G.. 1984. Roman Imperial Coinage.. Volume 7. |
| <S2> | Archive: NAU. 1985 to 1989. Norwich Southern Bypass Fieldwork Folder.. |
| <S3> | Map: Annotated map of finds. |
| <S4> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 1994. Report of a Watching Brief on the Brundall to Whitlingham Rising Main. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 84. |
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