NHER 23170 (Monument record) - Concentration of prehistoric 'pot boilers' and post-medieval coin, field in south-east angle of lane to Middleton
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
8 December 1986. Fenland fieldwalking very well weathered soil, cereal. Field in southeast angle of lane to Middleton.
Context 1 general scatter of pot boilers (no Fenland ref).
Context 2 at 6379 1422 concentration pot boilers moderate to abundant but no other finds. On hill slope above silt fen. 63m E-W x 32m N-S at 5.2m OD. WHW 4 (S1).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).
R. Silvester (NAU), 8 December 1986.
March 2025. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 3.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.
KLMD012026 – PAS details awaited. [2].
Finder’s 'Field C'
P. Watkins (HES), 15 January 2026.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 4 2026 2:18PM