Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7282 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible medieval causeway and multi-period objects and pottery sherds |
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Summary
Investigations of this site between 1973 and 2004 recovered a wide variety of artefacts. These include a Mesolithic or later pebble macehead, a Neolithic polished green stone axehead, sherds of Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery and a 15th century French jetton. Additionally, the discovery of medieval brick and building materials may suggest a causeway once existed here.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 93 13 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF91SW |
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| Parish: | WENDLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1973. Fieldwalking.
Scatter of unglazed and green-glazed (?Grimston) medieval pottery sherds around spring.
1976. Medieval brick and building material - causeway?
1979. Stray Find.
In long narrow field marked on OS map, in area of previous finds:
1 prehistoric unfinished quartzite pebble macehead (ploughed up slightly to south of where ring was found). See drawings (S1) and (S2). Originally dated as Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age but subsequently re-identified as Mesolithic by J. J. Wymer in 1984. It should however be noted that these objects are not considered to be closely dateable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
1 Neolithic polished greenstone axe. Perhaps broken at butt and reworked. See drawing (S3)
1 post-medieval gold betrothal ring at TF 9325 1332, just south of small pond [which suggests grid reference given is incorrect].
Full details in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 9 February 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 June 2013.
1990 or earlier. Metal detecting find.
15th century French jetton. Identified by S. Margeson (NCM). See file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 March 1991.
Before September 2004. Metal-detecting.
Surface finds while metal detecting:
1 Late Neolithic shafthole implement (N.B. previous finds of stone axe and unfinished shafthole implement from same site). See drawing (S4).
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
20 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds (1 Langerwehe stoneware, 16 glazed Grimston and 3 LMT).
36 post-medieval pottery sherds (assorted stoneware).
Stone object identified by P. Robins (NCM) and pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 31 May 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 August 2014.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- CAUSEWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | 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. Wendling. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Illustration: [Unknown]. 1979. Drawing of a Mesolithic of later quartzite pebble macehead from Wendling. Card. 1:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Wymer, J. J. 1984. Drawing of a Mesolithic of later quartzite pebble macehead from Wendling. Card. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: [Unknown]. 1979. Drawing of a Neolithic polished greenstone axehead from Wendling. Card. 1:1. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Robins, P. 2005. Drawing of a fragmentary ?Late Neolithic stone shafthole implement. Paper. 1:1. |
Related records
| 30215 | Related to: Multi-period metal objects, coins and pottery sherds (Find Spot) |
| 7283 | Related to: Undated bottle (Find Spot) |
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