NHER 23013 (Find Spot record) - Medieval pottery pieces and prehistoric flints from southeast Pentney Island.
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
22 October 1986. Fenland fieldwalking at location PEN AC on (S1). Field had weathered sandy gravel soil with young cereal crops growing.
Odd sherds of medieval pottery and flints were scattered over the field.
NCM ex [1]
22 October 1986.
See (S2) for full details of wares, flint types, etc.
1 July 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Linear features (field boundaries?) visible.
M. Brennand (NLA), 13 September 2001.
2001. Site scheduled as part of priory.
South-western portion of site scheduled.
See file NHER 3924.
D. Gurney (NLA), 23 January 2002. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 12 June 2017.
9 October 2016. Systematic metal-detecting survey. [1].
Undated lead sheet fragments and lead debris, possibly relating to the dismantling and dissolution of Pentney Priory (NHER 3924).
No PAS-recordable finds were recovered.
See Unpublished Document (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 12 June 2017.
KLMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [2].
Finder's 'Onion Field'.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 October 2025.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF16219 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN AC. FENS.
- --- SNF49895 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF 7012ACF.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF8173 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45. p 138.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
- <S3> SNF97681 Unpublished Document: Crace, G. and Jenkins, R. 2016. Sampling the metallic material culture in the plough-zone of land immediately to the north of Pentney Priory site in Norfolk..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (5)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- SHEET (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1685 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2026 7:22PM