Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1030 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval pits, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds |
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Summary
In 1973 medieval pits and pottery sherds were found during a watching brief at this location. Pieces of post medieval pottery were also recovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 048 430 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG04SW |
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| Parish: | CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1973. Southeast corner of the green at Newgate. Drainage trench on housing site observed.
Medieval pottery including developed Grimston ware found, and pits revealed, covered with late medieval to modern material: too low to be properly defined. North part of area consisted of loose material (natural is solid chalk) - redeposited material used to fill up inlet of sea? North to south section sketched.
S. Dunmore (NAU), 1973.
Finds found in box from this site - medieval coarse sherd, another similar but could be Thetford type; two joining body sherds of Grimston glazed jug with handle scar, incised wavy line decoration; three post medieval sherds; copper alloy sheet fragment.
A. Rogerson (NLA), January 1980.
Monument Types
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (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. |
| --- | Slide: Various. Slide. |
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