Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28575 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval and post medieval finds |
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Summary
Medieval and post medieval pottery, medieval roof tile and post medieval bricks, found by fieldwalking.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 81741 15078 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81NW |
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| Parish: | CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2 October 1991. Rear of No 2, Pales Green
Trench parallel with house, set back 1m east of east wall, about 0.6m wide, 1.35m deep.
Section showed that all was 'made up' ground with thick tip lines of dark charcoaly soil, suggesting pit(s) filling.
Many animal bones and oyster shells.
Forking in one area showed fills at least 0.2m deeper.
Pottery collected by [1]:
1 late medieval unglazed bowl rim
1 unglazed Grimston
2 glazed Grimston
All these are late medieval (or early post medieval) and include a broken but complete large base.
1 Late medieval Transitional
11 early post medieval stoneware
12 Glazed Red Earthenware sherds, including late post medieval
5 medieval roof tile fragments
1 early post medieval brick fragment
2 18th to 19th century glazed sherds
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 November 1991
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
Related records - none
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