NHER 23658 (Monument record) - Possible prehistoric occupation sites two fields northwest of Broad Fen Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
29 April 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Weathered harrowed soil.
Context 1 general scatter. MTW EQ.
Odd flints across southern half of field. Not in great numbers but a fair number.
Context 2 at 6927 9619. MTW EP.
Smaller scatter of pot boilers, not a concentration 18m north to south x 16m east to west.
Context 3 at 6928 9613. MTW 137.
Sparse concentration pot boilers and few flints on east edge of the concentration. On gentle south slope of stony
chalk loam. 26m east to west x 18m north to south 1.6m OD.
Context 4 at 6941 9609. MTW 138.
Sparse concentration of pot boilers on gentle slope of stony chalky loam at 1.4m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 29 April 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF15863 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 137. FENS.
- --- SNF15864 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 138. FENS.
- --- SNF16082 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW EP. FENS.
- --- SNF16083 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW EQ. 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 (2)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 5 2011 2:36PM