Record Details

NHER Number:33251
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds

Summary

Fieldwalking here in 1997 and 1999 recovered sherds of Late Saxon and medieval pottery along with numerous quern fragments and pieces of medieval tile. Pottery types identified included medieval Grimston Ware and Late Saxon St Neots Ware.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 6843 0032
Map Sheet:TF60SE
Parish:WEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1997. Area 40m northeast to southwest by 50m on west edge of field. No obvious soil colour difference visible, but many large flints.
Pottery including fresh sherds:
One base and three body sherds Glazed Grimston.
One bowl rim and three body sherds medieval unglazed.
Many pieces of lava quern; up to thirty noted.
Tabular fragment of pinkish granite, 18mm thick, polished on both faces.
A few medieval roofing tiles.
One fragment medieval unglazed ridge tile.
Many oyster shells.
Site details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 November 1997.

Winter 1999. Surface finds on stubble.
One shelly body sherd, ?St Neots or medieval.
Medieval unglazed: one jar, one bowl rim and twenty-four body sherds.
Medieval unglazed with white inclusions: one bowl rim with pouring lip and two body sherds.
Glazed Grimston nineteen body sherds.
Fragment of shelly limestone with two flat faces (one with tool marks). Thickness 32mm.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 July 2000.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • QUERN (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • WORKED OBJECT (Undated)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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