Record Details
| NHER Number: | 22304 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Undated roddon, medieval pottery sherd concentration |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1986 by the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of medieval sherds from this area, as well as noting a medieval pottery sherd concentration, along with bone and shell fragments and post medieval material. This was set on a mound which may be a roddonm that has been deliberately heightened.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 5851 1434 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51SE |
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| Parish: | WIGGENHALL ST GERMANS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
3 March 1986. Fieldwalking former parkland. Young winter ceareal and weathered soil.
Context 1: general scatter medieval sherds. WMV BG (S1).
Context 2 at 5844 1430: medieval pottery concentration, bone and shell, and post medieval material set on mound which may be a roddon but perhaps deliberately heightened. WMV 18 (S2).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 6 March 1986.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- WATERCOURSE (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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: Fenland Survey. WMV BG. FENS. WMV BG. |
| <S2> | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV 18. FENS. WMV 18. |
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