A Vanishing Landscape.

• Author: Field, Naomi.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 pages)

This volume presents a report on the archaeological excavation of a small building on the Norfolk coast, locally known as 'Blakeney Chapel', in advance of expected coastal erosion at Blakeney Eye. The investigations produced evidence for multi-period occupation, with abandonments driven by...

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright page
• Contents Page
• List of Figures and Plates
• Chapter 1: The Site and its Historical Setting
• Figure 1.1 Blakeney Eye Site location showing some of the places mentioned in the text.
• Figure 1.2 Aerial view of the excavations, looking east, showing the site in relation to the modern coastline and cut of the River Glaven prior to its realignment. Photo Graham Lubbock © National Trust.
• Figure 1.3 Blakeney Eye. Location of evaluation and excavation trenches 2003-2005.
• Figure 1.4 Map of Blakeney Haven and the Port of Cley. Colour copy of the 1586 map, based on copies made in 1846. (© Godfrey Sayers 1992).
• Figure 1.5 Extract from a Plan of Blakeney Parish 1769 by William and Corba Cranefield.
• Figure 1.6 Extract from a Map of Norfolk , surveyed 1790-94, published 1797 by William Faden.
• Figure 1.7 Extract from the OS 1:2500 map of 1887.
• Chapter 2: Topography and Setting of Blakeney Eye
• Figure 2.1 Aerial photograph of Blakeney Eye and Freshes with the excavated building marked and the embankment constructed to reclaim part of the saltmarsh. Apparent ridge and furrow can be seen in fields B and D on this image and very clearly on LiDAR i
• Figure 2.2 High definition Lidar plot of Blakeney and Cley Eyes with the saltmarsh to the south showing the site location and location of boreholes by previous workers in the area. (LiDAR image ©copyright EA). (Red boreholes from Andrews et al. 2000, blu
• Figure 2.3 Location, or approximate location where not accurately surveyed, of all the boreholes sunk on the site
• Figure 2.4. Reconstructed section based upon the geotechnical survey conducted by AEG.
• Figure 2.5 Reconstructed section based upon the flight auger records with the data from core BH10 (see Figure 2.6 for key).
• Figure 2.6 Reconstructed section based upon the flight auger records with data from cores BH8a and BH3a.
• Figure 2.7. BH8a Core 3 110-200cm. Underlying saltmarsh sediments overlain by sands with flint pebble horizons and occasional stones. Organics from the top of the grey sediments (20-30cm) have been dated to the 11-12th centuries AD.
• Figure 2.8 Radiocarbon calibration curve for the date on organics from the 'saltmarsh' deposits of BH8a.
• Chapter 3: The Fieldwork
• Figure 3.1 Blakeney Eye. Location of evaluation and excavation trenches 2003-2005. Trenches containing flints marked in orange (N. Field).
• Figure 3.2 Plan of Area 1 showing excavation in relation to the earlier evaluation trenches with contours at 0.20m intervals (N. Field).
• Figure 3.3 Area 1 Excavation plan (N. Field).
• Figure 3.4 Area 1 Section drawings (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.5 Area 2 Excavation plan. All phases (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.6 Phase 1 features (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.10 Trench A, north, east, south and west facing sections (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.7 North facing section of Trench C (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.8 North facing section of Trench D (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.9 Trench E West facing and north facing sections (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.11 : West facing section of east extent of Structure 1, beneath east wall 1361 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.12 Phase 2 features (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.13. East facing section across Ditches 2 and 3 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.14 West facing section through N/S baulk in Structure 1 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.15 East facing section through Ditched 2 and 3 beneath partition wall 1435 in Structure 1 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.16 East facing section beneath blocking wall 1442 in west wall of Structure 1 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.17 Phase 2b features (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.18 Phase 3 features (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.19 East facing sections of Trench 54 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.20 Phase 3 features. Phase 3a a-b, Phase 3b c-d, Phase 3c e-r (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.21 North facing section of Trench 51 (West extent) (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.22 Phase 3 features north of Structure 1 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.23 Phase 4, the construction and use of S1 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.24 Phase 4 features (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.25 Phase 5 Extent of Natural Event 1 (5a) and features sealed by NE2 (Phase 5b) (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.26 North facing external elevation (East extent) (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.27 Phase 5 features (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.28 Phase 5c Extent of Natural Event 2 and features cutting NE2 (Phase 5d) (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.29 Phase 6 Recorded and projected extent of Natural Event 3 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.30 Phase 7 re-use of S1 and construction and use of S2 and features to south (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.31 East facing section of baulk through interior of Structure 2 (J. Churchill).
• Figure 3.32 Phase 7 features to south of Structure 2 (J. Churchill).
• Plate 3.1 Area 1 excavations looking north-west.
• Plate 3.2 posthole 1154 looking south. Scale 0.50m.
• Plate 3.3 Hearth 1188 looking west. Scale 0.50m .
• Plate 3.4 Hearth 1210 looking east. Scale 0.50m .
• Plate 3.5 Area 2 General view of site at early stage of excavations, looking north east.
• Plate 3.6 Phase 1 Ditch 1, in north facing section of Trench D, showing staining of possible burnt post.
• Plate 3.7 Ditch 2 terminal in Trench F, looking west. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.8 Phase 2b Ditch 2, below building S1, looking east. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.9 Phase 2b Ditch 2, below building S1, looking west. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.10 Phase 2b Ditch 2 beneath Phase 3c Ditch 3 and Phase 7 partition wall 1435 in S1. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.11 Phase 2b Ditch 2 and Phase 3 Ditch 3 (partly removed) in box section 1948 (Trench A) looking east. Scale 2m.
• Plate 3.12 Phase 2b Ditch 2 in box section 1948 (Trench A) looking north. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.13 Phase 2b Ditch 2 in Trench D, looking south. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.14 Phase 2b pit 1577, looking east. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.15 Phase 2b postholes 2008, 2010 and 2015 beneath NE area of S1.
• Plate 3.16 North end of Trench 54, showing (from left to right) Phase 3a postholes 51=1353 and 53=1355, and Phase 3c pit 1351, looking west. Scale 2m.
• Plate 3.17 Phase 3a Gully 2003 and hearth 2005, looking north. Scale 2m.
• Plate 3.18 Section through Phase 3a gully 2003 and hearth 2005, looking east. Scale 0.50m.
• Plate 3.19 Phase 3a hearth 2005, looking north. Scale 0.30m.
• Plate 3.20 Phase 3c posthole 2030/2029. Scales 0.30m and 0.50m.
• Plate 3.21 Phase 3b hearth 1782/1736, looking north-west. Scales 0.50m and 1m.
• Plate 3.22 Phase 3c Ditch 3 in Trench A continuing west beyond limits of excavation. Scale 2m.
• Plate 3.23 Phase 3c Ditch 3 cutting through middle of Ditch 2, looking west. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.24 Phase 3c Ditch 3 cutting north side of Phase 2b Ditch 2, looking east. Scale 1m (see Section CS06).
• Plate 3.25 Phase 3c Ditch 3(1636), cutting north side of Phase 2b Ditch 2, looking east. Scales 0.30m and 1m.
• Plate 3.26 Phase 3c pit 1351. Scales 0.50m and 1m.
• Plate 3.27 Phase 3c pit 1883. Scale 0.50m.
• Plate 3.28 Phase 3c features 1848 (left), 1846 (right), 1854 (behind), and 1856 (top left corner), looking south. Scale 0.50m.
• Plate 3.29 View of S1, showing partially removed cobbled surface 1440 and hearth 1441, partition wall 1435, with earlier mortar surface 1610 beneath 1440, looking east.
• Plate 3.30 North wall of S1 showing offset foundation courses , looking east. Scales 0.50m and 2m.
• Plate 3.31 Section of north wall of S1 1320=1432 showing the off-set foundation courses. Scale 0.50m.
• Plate 3.32 Internal north-east corner of S1, showing limestone quoins. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.33 Internal south-east corner of S1, showing limestone quoins. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.34 Damaged entrance through north wall of S1 (also shows Phase 5 deposit 1333 (NE2)). Scales 2m.
• Plate 3.35 Mortar base in north entrance to S1, looking north. Scale 1m.
• Plate 3.36 Blocked west entrance to S1 and earlier clay layer 1906 below S1, looking west. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.37 Phase 5b posthole 1929 (and postholes 1922 and 1920 to the right), looking south-east. Scale 0.30m.
• Plate 3.38 Cobble surface 1717 west of S1, looking east. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.39 Cobble surface 1738 north of 1711 and north- west of S1, looking east. Scales 1m and 2m.
• Plate 3.40 Phase 4b hearth 1844 in south-west corner of S1.Scales 0.30m and 0.50m.
• Plate 3.41 Phase 4b floor surface 1610 in west end of S1, looking east. Not dip in floor where it overlies Ditch 3. Scales 2m.
• Plate 3.42 Mortar surface 1610, showing gaps where later pits 1775 and 1712 have cut through the surface and ashy layer 1613/1614 to the right, looking north. Scales 2m.
• Plate 3.43 Phase 4b floor surfaces 1610 (left) and 1613 (right). Phase 4b pits 1775 and 1712 (left and right respectively) can be seen to north of these surfaces. Scales 1m.
• Plate 3.44 Phase 4b pit 1712 showing primary charcoal fill 1657, looking west. Scales 1m.
• Plate 3.45 Phase 4b deposit pit 1775 showing primary charcoal fill 1776, looking north. Scales 1m and 2m.