NHER 20919 (Find Spot record) - Lower/Middle Palaeolithic, Neolithic and medieval finds, beach between Walcott and Happisburgh

Unstratified artefacts recovered on the beach at Walcott/Happisburgh, between the Ostend access ramp and the structures associated with the Happisburgh World War Two Coastal Battery (NHER 18472).

About 1974. Stray Find.
Found on beach by [1] in area centred [2] (Context 1):
1 medieval coin. Low Countries copy of sterling groat.
Written on NCM map sheet (S1) - no card received.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 17 November 1986. Information from (S2).
Previously recorded as NHER 23058.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2019.

October 1983. Stray Find.
Found on Ostend beach at [3] when looking for lobster basher:
1 Neolithic part-polished axe, very water worn. See sketch (S3). Slides in NCM.
Information from member of the public [4].
W. F. Milligan (NCM), 22 October 1984. Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2019.

July-September 2016. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [5].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

January-August 2018. Stray Find. [6].
5 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes and 1 discoidal core.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019.

January 2018-December 2019. Stray Find. [33].
Objects found on foreshore by [7].
3 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.

May-June 2018. Stray Find. [8].
Found on beach in area centred [9] (Context 2):
2 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes.
1 Early Bronze Age stone 'cushion'-type stone macehead.
Previously recorded as NHER 62935.
P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 4 September 2023

July-September 2018. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [10].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

August 2018-January 2019. Stray Find. [11].
Found on foreshore by [26]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe, 2 flakes and 2 cores.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.

September 2018-September 2019. Stray Find. [21].
Objects found on foreshore by [22]:
4 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes, 1 'chopper core' and 1 discoidal core.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

October 2018-January 2019. Stray Find. [12].
Objects found on foreshore by [13]:
7 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes, 1 abandoned handaxe roughout or discoidal core and 1 flake.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

October 2018-June 2019. Stray Find. [14].
4 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes.
Information from PAS Import.
Site extended to whole section of foreshore. Previous extent recorded as Context 3.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2020.

January-March 2019. Stray Find. [38].
Objects found on foreshore by [15]:
5 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes (including a particularly small example - (S4)) and 1 core.
Information from PAS Import.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

January-June 2019. Stray Find. [16].
2 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 February 2020.

January-October 2019. Stray Find. [27].
Found on foreshore by [26]:
3 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes and 1 core.
Probably derived from dredged sands deposited as part of Bacton beach nourishment programme:
1 Early Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

April-June 2019. Stray Find. [38].
Objects found on foreshore by [15].
2 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes, 2 cores and 2 flakes.
Information from PAS Import.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

Before June 2019. Stray Find. [17].
Found on foreshore by [39]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe and 2 flakes.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

June 2019. Stray Find. [34].
Found on foreshore by [35]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

June 2019. Stray Find. [24].
Found on foreshore by [25]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint cleaver.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.

July-September 2019. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [18].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

September 2019-January 2020. Stray Find. [23].
Found on foreshore by [22]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint scraper.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

October-December 2019. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [18].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

January-March 2020. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [19].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

March 2020. Stray Find. [34].
Found on foreshore by [35]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

September 2020. Stray Find. [28].
Found on foreshore by [29]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic single-edged segmental 'chopping' tool.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

November-December 2020. Stray Find. [36].
Found on foreshore by [37]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

August 2021. Stray Find. [33].
Found on foreshore by [7]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.

August 2021. Stray Find. [34].
Found on foreshore by [35]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

13 February 2022. Stray find. [20].
Recovered by [32] from dredged sands deposited on the beaches between Bacton Gas Terminal and Walcott as part of the Autumn 2019 Bacton to Walcott Sandscaping Scheme:
1 Early Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 May 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

Before 10 March 2022. Stray Find [30].
Found on foreshore by [31].
1 Lower Palaeolithic retouched flint flake.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.