Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8122 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval clay pits |
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Summary
Investigation of the clay pits marked on the 1843 tithe map of Old Catton uncovered early medieval and post medieval pottery, showing that they started to fill up in the medieval period.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2329 1236 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21SW |
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| Parish: | OLD CATTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1973.
Investigation of 'malthouse holes' - found to be clay pits. Later filled: early medieval pottery - two bases, one rim also bellarmine crest fragment and bricks.
E. Rose (NLA).
Clay pits marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NLA).
Monument Types
- CLAY PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRICK (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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. Catton. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Catton. |
| <S1> | Map: 1843. Catton Tithe Map. |
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