NHER 23676 (Monument record) - Possible prehistoric occupation site two fields west of Cut Off Channel
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
21 April 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Ploughed but not well weathered.
Context 1 general scatter. MTW DV.
Few flints from upland edge, no concentrations.
Context 2 at 7115 9578. MTW 125.
Concentration of pot boilers moderate and single flint on ridge of sandy clay. 24m northwest to southeast x 18m northeast to southwest at 0.8m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 25 April 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF15850 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 125. FENS.
- --- SNF16063 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW DV. 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
Feb 9 2011 11:51AM