NHER 10295 (Monument record) - Prehistoric burnt mound and Neolithic flint finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROCKLAND ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Near Claxton Beck.
Flint tools, including axes, knives, arrowheads, borers and scrapers, together with pot boilers and bones have been turned up by ploughing.
See (S1) in file.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) says calcined flint ?hearth, reddened soil 1.5m by 2.4m (5 feet by 8 feet) found in deep ploughing.
E. Rose (NAU).
A.Rogerson (NLA) says that to the east of the blocked north door there
is a second blocked door and a set of fossil quoins - suggesting the
church had been extended westwards.
Comp. E.Rose 18 June 1996.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Rockland (St Mary).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 30 SW 4.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF5921 Newspaper Article: Ellis, E.A.. 1958. Eastern Daily Press. 15 May.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (6)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2021 4:14PM