Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40185 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval bank, enclosures and extraction pits, Buckenham Wood |
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Summary
In 2004 a medieval bank, enclosure and various extraction pits were recorded in the area of the woodland.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 35947 06960 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG30NE |
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| Parish: | STRUMPSHAW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2004. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Norfolk Ancient Woodland Historic Environment Rapid Identification Survey Pilot Study.
Buckenham Wood:
Bank to north and along road may be in part medieval. Fragments of an enclosure central to the wood may also be medieval. Extraction pits are scattered over the wood, with a large one encompassing much of the eastern third, used as official tip in modern times.
See report (S1) for further information, including detailed descriptions of the individual features identified (Contexts 1-10). The results of this survey are also summarised in (S2).
B. Cushion, June 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 June 2015.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2004. Norfolk Ancient Woodland Historic Environment Rapid Identification Survey. Pilot Study Final Report. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 757. |
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