NHER 23184 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric pot boiler scatter from field east of Ashwood Lodge
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
21 November and 4 December 1986. Fenland fieldwalking on well weathered soil with young cereal crops growing. Location referred to as PEN AD on (S1).
Context 1: general scatter with a couple of sherds of medieval pottery. Context 2: at [1] a scatter of pot boilers was discovered. The pot boilers cover an area of approximately 40m (east-west) x 30m (north-south).
R. Silvester (NAU) 5 December 1986.
See (S2) for full details of wares, flint types etc.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16220 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN AD. FENS.
- --- 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.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2021 10:55AM