Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28577 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric and medieval to medieval finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in the 1980s recovered prehistoric flint flakes as well as medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, while a test pit excavated in 2013 recovered post-medieval to modern finds including pottery sherds and fragments of clay tobacco pipe stem, ceramic building material and glass. Finds from the test pit were recovered from the topsoil and archaeologically significant deposits were not reached.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9757 1688 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF91NE |
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| Parish: | GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
the 1980s1980s. Fieldwalking.
Fieldwalking of OS (1928) field 18 yielded one flint flake, one post medieval black glazed pottery sherd, one glazed red earthenware sherd, and one late post medieval stoneware sherd.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 October 1992.
24 February 1988. Staff Fieldwalking.
Rapid walk of field was undertaken while it was under winter cereal. Transects at about 20m intervals under medium conditions yielded 3 flint flakes and one rim sherd of late medieval or early post medieval pottery from the southern end of the field.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 September 1991.
13 July 2013. Test Pit.
A 1m by 1m test pit was excavated by young visitors to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum as part of the Festival of Archaeology 2013 and under the supervision of a member of the Historic Environment Service. Only the topsoil was excavated and no archaeologically significant deposits were encountered. Finds recovered included two possible flint flakes, burnt flint, three
fragments of post-medieval pottery sherds, two fragments of post-medieval clay tobbaco pipe
stem, fragments of post-medieval ceramic building material, clinker and a sherd of post-medieval/
modern glass.
See unpublished report (S1) and unpublished document (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 21 February 2023.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Report: Beckham, A. 2022. Fieldwork Report: The paddock south of Litcham Road, Union Farm, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Gressenhall. Excavation Report. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Beckham, A. 2013. Test Pit Recording Form. Fieldwork records. |
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