Record Details
| NHER Number: | 22390 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Possible extinct watercourse, Late Saxon and medieval pottery, bone and shell concentration |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1986 by the Fenland Survey recovered a small number of medieval pottery sherds scattered across this area, as well as noting the presence of a concentration of Late Saxon and medieval pottery, bone and shell on the route of a possible extinct watercourse.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 55 20 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF52SE |
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| Parish: | TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
19 March 1986. Fenland Survey fieldwalking. On weathered ploughsoil. (S1). East of Northgate Cottages.
Context 1 = general scatter medieval sherds. TSC DR.
Context 2 at 5528 2080. Concentration of Late Saxon and medieval pottery sparse to moderate, ditto bone and sparse shell on roddon (extinct watercourse) system. Post medieval material abundant on west side field 60m north to south x 36m east to west at 3.9m OD. TSC 43.
Finds in NCM.
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 21 March 1986.
July 1992. Metal detecting. Part of Context 1.
16th century double looped buckle.
16th century openwork buckle plate.
L. Brewster (KLM), 18 July 1992.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- WATERCOURSE (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (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. |
| <S1> | *Fieldwork: 1986. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC DR, TSC 43. |
| <S2> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
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