NHER 2260 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age funerary urn fragments

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Summary

In 1935 two fragments of a Bronze Age funerary urn were recovered from this area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61SW
Civil Parish WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1935. Stray Find.
Found around 20ft O.D. 30 yds [27m] west of main road and west of Post Office, about half way between 'Bull' Inn and farm to north (site marked on Ordnance Survey).
Two fragments of Bronze Age "developed Food Vessel type (funerary urn) (1600-1400 Fox)".
Found by P. L. K. Schwabe, and I. J. Thatcher.
On east edge of surface flint site.
Several joining rim sherdswere donated to the British Museum (1937,0504.17) - see sketch (S1). A '?Food Vessel sherd' was also donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1946.164.24).
Information from (S2).
The sherds held by the British Museum has now been identified as being from a Collared Urn and are amongst those described and illustrated in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 February 2018.

KLMD042025 - PAS details awaited. [3].
Extended to whole area. Previously mapped as a point at [4].
P. Watkins (HES), 15 April 2025.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 61 SW 6.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: [Unknown]. 1937. Profile drawing of Early Bronze Age Collared Urn pottery sherds. Paper. Unknown.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Winch (West Setchey).
  • <S3> Publication: Longworth, I. H. 1984. Collared Urns: Of the Bronze Age in Great Britain and Ireland. No 970.
  • POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 15 2025 5:16PM

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