Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16778 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Monument |
|---|
| Name: | Medieval house platform and Middle Saxon to medieval pottery |
|---|
Summary
Pottery fragments from the Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval periods have been found in this garden. Next door is a large earth platform that has been suggested as the site of the medieval vicarage.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 714 235 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TF72SW |
|---|
| Parish: | CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
1976. Almost beneath rear wall of 16 Church Hill. about 75cm (2 foot 6 inches) deep in topsoil, found in drain laying.
Two Thetford type jar rims.
Two bowl rims.
Two sagging bases.
Two bodysherds.
-One Ipswich type sandy bodysherd.
One probably medieval coarse bodysherd.
1976 finds = Context 1.
20 November 1980. Casual finds in flowerbed on east side house by A. Rogerson (NAU).
Context 2.
One Thetford-type bodysherd.
One probably medieval body sherd, coarse.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 24 November 1980.
On south edge of garden/next plot, a large earth platform. Possibly site of medieval vicarage.
Monument Types
- HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
Find out more...