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October 1987. Metal detecting. Field west of Thorpe Windmill.
Head of Colchester derivative brooch, rear hook type, bronze.
Triangular bronze object, with geometric openwork ornament. Iron corrosion on base suggests bipartite, with iron component originally held in base, possibly an iron comb set in a bronze handle. Looks Late Saxon.
See NCM X rays (S1) in file.
Finds not individually located.
Brooch information from member of the public [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 18 November 1987.

Details as before.
Also 13th century mount from casket?
Bronze sword belt fitting, first quarter 17th century.
18th century bronze toy cannon.
Polaroids NCM (S2).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), January 1988

September 1989. Metal detecting.
Post medieval metalwork, medieval or post medieval bracelet, medieval seal, medieval or post medieval silver coins, post medieval token, Roman coin.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NAU), 22 September 1989

November 1989. Metal detecting.
Roman coins, metalwork.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.
See file for details.
Identifed by D. Gurney (NAU), A. Rogerson (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM).
D. Gurney (NAU), 19 December 1989.

Many years pre-2001. On or near this site in Crabapple Lane.
'Foundations of massive wall' found in laying water pipes.
Information from local farmworkers.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 February 2001.

Object found 1987 is not, in the opinion of T. Pestell (NCM) and A. Rogerson (NLA), Late Saxon or a comb. Perhaps more likely a razor and Early Saxon in date.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 April 2003.

September 2008. Geophysical Survey.
Site of proposed quarry (Area 2).
Survey prior to proposed aggregates extraction recorded several possible soil-filled features within the centre and southern portion of the survey area. These include two small rectilinear anomalies in the south of the area (measuring 9m by 5m and 7m by 4.5m) as well as northwest-southeast aligned linear anomalies in the southwest. The latter may be associated with a former trackway or former agricultural practices. The remaining anomalies in these areas were indistinct and may be associated with former gravel extraction or other ground disturbance.
In addition to the possible soil-filled features, weak linear anomalies detected over the majority of the survey area likely represent the remains of former cultivation practices and high levels of magnetic disturbance indicate the presence of fired and/or ferrous material in the subsoil.
See report (S4) for further details.
Note: this monument has now been extended to include the entire field.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 12 February 2009.

September-October 2008. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Site of proposed quarry (Area 2).
Several pieces of prehistoric worked flint were recovered from this area. Two sherds of Roman pottery were also recovered. Medieval and post-medieval finds included pottery sherds and ceramic building material, two post-medieval coins and a fragment of crotal bell.
See report (S5) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.120).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 14 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2019.

November 2008. Trial Trenching.
Site of proposed quarry (Area 2).
Several linear features and ditches and a single pit were recorded but none of these was found to contain any dating evidence. Two field boundaries visible on the 1809 Enclosure Map were located during the trenching. Further field boundaries visible on the Enclosure Map were not found in the trial trenches. Although several trenches were positioned to investigate geophysical anomalies, these did not appear to be archaeological in origin.
See report (S6) and (S7) for further information.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.120).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 14 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2019.

Monument Types

• DITCH (Unknown date)
• GRAVEL PIT? (Unknown date)
• LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
• PIT (Unknown date)
• RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
• TRACKWAY? (Unknown date)
• WALL (Unknown date)
• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• WEIGHT (Undated)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• RAZOR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• RAZOR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• COMB (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• COMB (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

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