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Archaeological Evaluation on Land South of |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was conducted for Frimstone Ltd prior to a proposed extension of Watlington Quarry. The land is currently in use for arable farming. There were a limited number of archaeological features revealed in the 24 trenches that were opened, arrayed across the proposed extraction area and haul road route. These included a large undated ditch on the western side of the area (which was observed in Trenches 10, 15 and 21) and three other smaller probable field boundaries in Trenches 2, 12 and 22. The boundary in Trench 22 may have been a dried stream bed which appeared to enclose an area of land close to Home Farm on the Tithe map of 1840. The large ditch was probably a drainage feature of relatively recent date and the field boundaries were essentially part of the post-medieval field system in existence prior to the creation of larger fields which became popular from the 19th century to the present day. |
Author: |
P Crawly
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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: |
2012
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Land South of Home Farm |
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Norfolk |
District: |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
Parish: |
WATLINGTON |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 562202, 311971 (Easting, Northing)
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01 Feb 2018 |