Adams, D. and Cruse, R. (2016). Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief at Pentney Abbey Gatehouse, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1046691. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief at Pentney Abbey Gatehouse, Norfolk
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Series:		 NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation at the Pentney Abbey Gatehouse in west Norfolk was conducted by NPS Archaeology on behalf of English Heritage. Its aim was to establish the depths of floor surfaces associated with its pre-dissolution monastic occupation. After the evaluation watching brief monitoring was undertaken during the excavation of all the modern layers within the gatehouse, the reduction of the level inside the building to formation level or medieval floor level (whichever was reached first) and thereafter the excavation of a new drive and service trenches. The evaluation formed part of proposed works by English Heritage to conserve the 14th-century Gatehouse - a Scheduled Monument and the only upstanding survival of the Augustinian Priory at the site. The evaluation required hand-excavation of four test pits, each measuring c.1.00m square in plan located inside the Gatehouse. The evaluation exposed evidence of floors within each of the test pits. What have been interpreted as surfaces of pre-dissolution date were recorded within a range of 7.24-7.64m OD. The western and central chamber appeared to have had surfaces at a depth of c.7.56m OD, whilst in the easternmost chamber a surface was present slightly deeper at c.7.24m OD. A small number of artefacts of post-Dissolution date and a single small fragment of window glass of probable pre-Dissolution origin were recovered during the evaluation. The subsequent watching brief saw the monitoring of various groundworks at the gatehouse, including the reduction of the ground level within the structure itself, the stripping of an area for a new access drive and the excavation of several service trenches. Notable remains recorded included patches of a cobbled surface within and around the gatehouse and a number of previous unidentified wall, two of which may have been sections of a boundary wall surrounding the priory.
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Author:		 David Adams ORCID icon
R Cruse
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Publisher:		 NAU Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Pentney Abbey Gatehouse
County: Norfolk
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Parish: PENTNEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 570090, 312150 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FLOOR TILE (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FLOOR (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
FIELDWALKING SURVEY (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-135961
OBIB: Rpt 2971
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Created Date:		 19 Feb 2018