Record Details
| NHER Number: | 14251 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | 15th century barn and post medieval tannery |
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Summary
This large 15th century brick and flint barn has various post medieval elements. South of the barn is a pond, a dammed stream, a culvert, a flint lined well and walls from two ruined flint buildings. These features are probably the remains of a post medieval tannery. Animal bones, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds and undated millstones have been collected from this site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0253 3968 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03NW |
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| Parish: | FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
In grounds of modern hosue called 'Saxfield'.
Large tithe? barn of 15th century date, now two buildings. South of the barn is a pond, a culvert, a dammed stream (a modern dam, with a wooden predecessor) and walls from two ruined flint buildings; remains of tannery? Map from 1880 (S1) suggest buildings disused by 1880; perhaps used about 1780 to 1880.
Grimston ware, medieval wares, lead glazed sherds found.
See report (S2) and photographs (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 November 1982.
1983. Stray find.
Flint lined well found.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 August 1983.
1987.
Well excavated to depth of 2.1m (7ft). Two fragments of lava millstone found.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 April 1988.
Monument Types
- BARN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TITHE BARN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CULVERT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TITHE BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUILDING (18th Century to 19th Century - 1780 AD to 1880 AD)
- DAM (18th Century to 19th Century - 1780 AD to 1880 AD)
- PIT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1780 AD to 1880 AD)
- TANNERY (18th Century to 19th Century - 1780 AD to 1880 AD)
- WALL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1780 AD to 1880 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- MILLSTONE (Unknown date)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG 0239A-F. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Manning, M. and Rose, E. 1985. Saxlingham-by-Holt: An unresolved problem site. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 30 pp 14-16. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Fiche: Exists. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. 1883 first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1983. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S3> | Photograph: BBU. |
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