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When the bridge at the ford was rebuilt before 1900, 10 or 12 stone coffins came from the bed of river, having been used as foundations.
2 lids are now in Castle Acre church where they were seen by E. Rose (NAU) 28 August 1975.
Floreate crosses on them.
Vicar calls them Norman, and they are certainly early medieval.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU)

There is said to be another built into the churchyard wall.
(S1) reports that the latter was in fact leaning against, not built into, the wall.
It was saved from being broken up for rubble in 1985 by an old man who said it was a Saxon altar stone.
But description shows it is clearly a crossed coffin slab.
To be preserved in the church also?
E. Rose (NAU) 19 March 1986.

Visited S. Ashley (NAU) and K. Penn (NAU) 24 March 1986.
Slab in churchyard.
Not in fact crossed or decorated, and not tapering.
About 2m long and 50cm wide; shelly limestone with bevelled edge and moulding on one end.
Certainly some sort of tomb cover but is it one of those from ford?
S. Ashley (NAU) March 1986.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

• COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

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