Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4185 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Benedictine Priory Cell, Sporle with Palgrave |
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Summary
This is the site of a Benedictine Alien Priory Cell that was in operation from 1123 to 1414. Aerial photographs of the area show the cropmarks of some of the cell's structure, although some of the remains have now been removed. Investigations of the site in 1983 and 1991 recovered sherds of prehistoric, Saxon, and post medieval pottery along with pieces of medieval metalwork.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8497 1140 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SW |
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| Parish: | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of Benedictine Alien Priory Cell 1123-1414. Cropmarks, some remains now removed.
Around 1900. Carved stones found.
1983. Prehistoric, medieval, Late Saxon, post medieval sherds
1991. Found with metal detector. Medieval metalwork (S1).
See details in file.
Photograph in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 October 1983.
Before 4 September 2012. Stray Find.
Found on molehill:
1 Late Neolithic/Early Neolithic barbed and tanged flint arrowhead. Unusually small example.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), September 2012. See description in file [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 13 April 2020.
Monument Types
- HOLLOW WAY (Undated)
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- CELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: OS AP 76.020.304. |
| --- | 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. TF 81 SE 4 [2]. |
| --- | 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. Spole with Palgrave. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: BDE 8. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Ashley, S. 1991. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant. Film. 2:1. |
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