Proposed Extension, Punch Farm Quarry, Beeston with Bittering, Norfolk, PE32 2RW. Archaeological Survey by Field Walking and Metal Detecting

Between January and February 2018, Archaeological Solutions Ltd carried out an archaeological survey by field walking and metal detecting on c.5.2 hectares of land at Punch Farm Quarry, Beeston with Bittering, Norfolk, PE32 2RW (NGR TF 9380 1720). The survey was part of a programme of works, including a desk-based assessment (Peachey 2017), and geophysical survey (Summers and Bescoby 2018), and was carried out as part of a pre-application field evaluation of the site. Post-medieval and modern finds were recovered, principally metal fragments, and also pottery and CBM fragments. These pottery and CBM fragments were sparse with no evident concentrations. The metal finds, predominantly iron and associated with agriculture, were found in the western and southern sectors of the site. The ground conditions were satisfactory for field walking.