NHER 18563 (Monument record) - Medieval enclosure, prehistoric flints and multi period pottery sherds

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Summary

Aerial photographs taken in 1976 showed the cropmarks of a sub-rectangular enclosure at this location. In around 1977 a Bronze Age stone axehead was recovered from the site before it was subject to a fieldwalking survey in 1982. This survey discovered Neolithic and Bronze Age flints as well as sherds of medieval pottery.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF60NE
Civil Parish	SHOULDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1 July 1976. Ordnance Survey aerial photography.
Positive cropmarks.
Sub-rectangular enclosure.
For plot see file for NHER 15812.
D. Voisey (NLA) 20 February 1995.

1977 or before. Given as 'Abbey Farm' and numbered under NHER 4255.
Bronze Age stone axehead, (S1).
Owner not known - handed to [1] at WEA class 1977.
Stone battle axe of Roe's intermediate type (Bronze Age).
Petrology N226 - permission to slice not given.
Source [1] though it was dolerite.
Photographed by NCM - copies in file.
E. B. Green (NCM) February 1982.

Finder showed findspot to R. Silvester (NAU) 1982 as at about 6909 0946.
Object was taken by former landowner to Australia.

2 December 1982. Fieldwalking.
Odd sherds of Roman and medieval date scattered over field.
Later corrected to say, no Roman.
No concentrations.
F. Healy (NAU) adds; Early Neolithic and Beaker flints.
Identifications by R. Silvester (NAU) December 1982.
R. Silvester (NAU) December 1982.

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

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF16251 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. SHD AH. FENS.
--- SNF48009 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-563.
--- SNF48010 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-564.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78819 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1977. Drawing of a Bronze Age stone axehead.. Card. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (5)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BATTLEAXE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)