Record Details
| NHER Number: | 51119 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman ditch, medieval buried soil and post-medieval farmyard, Dereham Road |
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Summary
An archaeological evaluation in January 2008 revealed a Roman ditch containing several pieces of pottery, a buried subsoil thought to date from the medieval period, and various yard surfaces and made ground relating to the site's use as a farmstead in the post-medieval and modern periods.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 91598 29076 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF92NW |
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| Parish: | HEMPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January - February 2008. Desk-based Assessment and Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. Two trenches excavated. Trench 1, in the north-western part of the site, contained no archaeological finds or features. Trench 2, towards the south-east of the site, revealed a large Roman ditch which contained three large unabraded sherds of decorated Roman greyware, suggesting occupation nearby. This trench also contained a sequence of 19th-20th century made ground layers and yard surfaces associated with the farm complex which occupied this site until the 1960s. An east-west aligned flint and lime mortar wall foundation was found at the site of a building marked on the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps. Despite the site's proximity to St Stephen's Hospital (NHER 7110), the only evidence of medieval activity was a buried subsoil layer containing a few sherds of 12th-15th century pottery, sealed beneath the layers of post-medieval made ground.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2009.290).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 14 October 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 May 2019.
This site falls within the known extent of Hempton Priory (NHER 7110).
A. Cattermole (HES), 13 April 2011.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD? to 1100 AD?)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)
- FARM BUILDING (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1960 AD?)
- FARMYARD (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1960 AD?)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- YARD? (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1960 AD?)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Archive: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. 2010. Excavation archive for trial trenching on land at Dereham Road, Hempton, Norfolk.. 2989. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Unger, S. and Woolhouse, T. 2008. Land off Dereham Road, Hempton, Norfolk. Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeological Solutions. 2985. |
Related records
| 7110 | Part of: Site of St Stephen's Priory (Monument) |