NHER 24313 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter, west of Black Bank Drove

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Summary

Fenland fieldwalking in 1988 recorded a scatter of prehistoric flints and pot boilers at this location. In addition to these prehistoric artefacts, a number of medieval pottery sherds were recovered from the same area. Metal-detecting in 2007 recovered a single medieval coin.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69NW
Civil Parish	SOUTHERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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22 February 1988. Fenland fieldwalking, good weathered soil, young cereal.
Context 1: general scatter odd flints and medieval sherds. Site SRY AT.
Context 2: at 6263 9520 concentration of pot boilers, moderate to abundant, beside gently sloping hollow which lies to southeast. 42m north-south x 41m east-west at 6.1m OD. Site SRY 12.
Finds held by NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU) 22 February 1988.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders.

February 2007. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman complete miniature object, likely to be half of a bridle.
Medieval silver coin.
Information from PAS download.
A. Cattermole (HES), 29 January 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

March 2007. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 Roman disc brooches.
2 Roman coins.
Roman or Saxon tweezers and copper alloy unidentified object (possibly a strap fitting or mount).
Medieval padlock.
Information from PAS download.
A. Cattermole (HES), 29 January 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF16274 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. SRY 12. FENS.
--- SNF16310 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. SRY AT. FENS.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (14)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
TWEEZERS (Roman to Late Saxon - 43 AD? to 1000 AD?)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to Late Saxon - 43 AD to 1000 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 250 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
PADLOCK (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1307 AD)