Record Details

NHER Number:22545
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

Summary

Fenland fieldwalking here in 1986 recovered a number of medieval pottery sherds. Subsequent archaeological observations during the laying of a pipeline in 1998 recorded the presence of a single Roman and medieval pottery sherd along with pieces of post medieval metalwork.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 5592 1917
Map Sheet:TF51NE
Parish:TILNEY ALL SAINTS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

25 April 1986. Fieldwalking. Winter cereal.
Odd medieval sherds.
Finds held by NCM.
R. J. Silvester (NAU) 2 May 1986.

For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders.

April-June 1998. Watching Brief.
King's Lynn to Sutton Bridge Trunk Water Main (Plot 9).
Observation of works for laying of pipeline.
One Roman sherd, one medieval sherd, post medieval sherds and metalwork.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.38 and NWHCM : 2017.417).
E. Rose (NAU), 7 January 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 March 2015 and 17 May 2019.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS BZ. FENS.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Fiche: Exists.
<S1>Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1998. King's Lynn to Sutton Bridge Trunk Water Main. Archaeological Survey and Watching Brief. Part II. Topsoil Strip Watching Brief: Finds Collection, Metal Detecting and Excavation. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 364.

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