NHER 23215 (Monument record) - Possible prehistoric occupation site
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a concentration of prehistoric burnt flints. These may be indicative of prehistoric occupation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
31 December 1986. Fenland fieldwalking.
Weathered soil.
MTW 89
Concentration of pot boilers, sparse to moderate, beside dyke. No obvious mineral soil so presumably from buried feature. 29m northeast to southwest x less than 17m northwest to southeast at less than 0.6m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 1 January 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15961 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 89. FENS.
- --- SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2013 4:03PM