NHER 1286 (Monument record) - Cremations at Windyridge, Wodehouse Road, Old Hunstanton
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Summary
In 1926 a builder was digging house foundations when he discovered several cremation urns. Unfortunately neither the date of the pottery nor the human bones within them is known.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Former Civil Parish | xHUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Found in 1926 when a builder was digging foundations for a house.
?Burial urns. The urns contained fragments of human bones.
Any connection with sites NHER 1287 or 1269?
See (S1).
E. Rose and D. Robertson (NLA), 20 April 2006.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Hunstanton, Old .
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF62702 Newspaper Article: 1951. Burial Urns?. 15 May.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
- POT (Unknown date)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 20 2019 11:48AM