NHER 14499 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval drainage pump, prehistoric flints and Roman pottery sherd

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Summary

According to Faden's map of 1797 a drainage pump once stood at this location. Fieldwalking here in 1987 recovered a couple of prehistoric flints and a sherd belonging to a Roman mortarium.

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Map sheet TL69NW
Civil Parish SOUTHERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Context 2 at 616 959 approximately.
Site of drainage pump, marked on Faden's map 1797.

3 December 1987. Context 1, scatter over field. Fenland fieldwalking, good conditions, weathered soil, beans.
Couple of flints and an undated sherd. Site SRY AG.
Sherd identified as Roman mortarium.
Finds held by NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU) 3 December 1987.

For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. SRY AG. FENS.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 20 2016 11:26AM

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