Record Details
| NHER Number: | 37318 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval ditches and pits at The Paddocks |
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Summary
An archaeological watching brief recorded post medieval ditches and pits probably relating to land management. A number of small rubbish pits were dug here in the Victorian period.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 86594 12765 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SE |
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| Parish: | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 2002. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks for new dwelling. Contexts 1 to 9.
A small number of archaeological features were recorded, probably relating to post medieval land management. The site appears to have been used for waste disposal since the Victorian period, resulting in the retrieval of large quantities of modern finds.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.186).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 7 March 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 April 2019.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RUBBISH PIT (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds
- PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Birks, C. 2003. An Archaeological Watching Brief at The Paddocks, Little Dunham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 809. |
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