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Record Details

NHER Number:3066
Type of record:Monument
Name:Ballard's Plantation moated site

Summary

A medieval moated site, partly destroyed in 1980. Little is visible on the ground today. Fieldwalking and metal detecting from 1972 to date have recovered large quantities of medieval pottery fragments and metal objects, including coins and buckles. Also found have been prehistoric flint tools, Roman pottery fragments and coins and a Late Saxon buckle, indicating a long period of occupation.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG01SW
Parish:NORTH TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Moated site, part destroyed 1980.
1972. Part excavation revealed medieval sherds and occupation debris.
1980. Scatter of medieval sherds found.
1983 and 1987. Finds of sections of medieval stone mortar.
1989-90. Metal detecting. Late Bronze Age object and medieval coins and metalwork.
1997. Fieldwalking. Medieval sherds.
See photographs (S1) and file for full details.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 February 1997.

November/December 2002. Metal detecting.
Medieval buckle.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 January 2003.

December 2002/January 2003. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin, harness pendant and key.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 February 2003.

January/February 2003. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin.
Medieval harness pendant.
Post medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 March 2003.

February 2003. Visit.
No indication of site on surface of ploughed field. Under young bean crop. Owner allows bona fide treasure hunters.
Medieval silver ring from about 1200 sent to British Museum some years ago.
H. Paterson (A&E), 12 February 2003.

February/March 2003. Metal detecting.
One Roman and many medieval sherds.
Medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 April 2003.

April/May 2003. Metal detecting.
Roman and medieval sherds.
Medieval metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 June 2003.

May/June 2003. Metal detecting.
Roman coin.
Medieval thimble.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 July 2003.

October/November 2003. Metal detecting.
Medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 December 2003.

January/February 2004. Metal detecting.
Two Roman and thirty nine medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 March 2004.

February/March 2004. Metal detecting.
Forty one more medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2004.

April/May 2004. Metal detecting.
One Roman and twenty medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 June 2004.

May/June 2004. Metal detecting.
Two Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scrapers and undatable prehistoric flint flake.
Medieval sherd and lava quern.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 July 2004.

June/July 2004. Metal detecting.
Late prehistoric worked flints, medieval sherds and lava quern.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 September 2005.

August/September 2004. Metal detecting.
Mesolithic flaked axehead. See full description by P. Robins (NCM) in file.
Medieval key and furniture mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 October 2004.

September/October 2004. Metal detecting.
Neolithic and prehistoric worked flints.
Medieval coin, sherds and quern fragments.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 November 2004.

October/November 2004. Metal detecting.
Roman and medieval sherds.
Medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 December 2004.

February/March 2005. Metal detecting.
One Neolithic and one Late Neolithic flint core.
Medieval Purbeck marble mortar.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2005.

August-September 2005. Metal detecting.
Found on surface.
Fragment of Purbeck marble mortar.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 October 2005.

September/October 2005.
Late Saxon buckle (S2).
Medieval sherds, quern, roof tile and drape ring.
One post medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 December 2005.

June/July 2006. Metal detecting.
Fragment of prehistoric retouched flint flake.
Loop from medieval or post medieval vessel.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 August 2006.

September/October 2006. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 2006.

November/December 2006. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flints including Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic blade core, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age sickle blade fragment and six ?Neolithic scrapers. A number of less diagnostic pieces late prehistoric pieces were also found including a notched piece, an awl, a retouched piece, two flake cores and 17 flakes.
Two Roman sherds. Possible Roman tile fragment.
Thirty medieval sherds (26 unglazed, four Grimston). Medieval brick. Two fragments of lava quern.
Medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 January 2007.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • CORE? (Unknown date)
  • KNIFE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • BLADE CORE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • AWL (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AWL (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AWL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEVALLOIS CORE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • SICKLE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRIQUETAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CURTAIN FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CURTAIN FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MORTAR (VESSEL) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FERRULE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TG0413 E-N.
---Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
---Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 SW 3.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Tuddenham (North).
---Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2005. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 736-750. p 738.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
<S1>Photograph: CLW 8-9, 12, 14; FHP 16-29.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2005. Drawing of a Late Saxon coppr alloy buckle frame. Film. 2:1.

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