NHER 24318 (Monument record) - Concentrations of prehistoric burnt flints north of New Covert

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Summary

Cropmarks of two undated parallel lines can be seen on an aerial photograph. Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of prehistoric worked flints. Two concentrations of prehistoric burnt flints were recorded.

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Map sheet	TL69NW
Civil Parish	HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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22 June 1975. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Positive cropmarks. Two x linear features. Parallel linear features.
D. Voisey (NLA), 6 March 1995.

26 February 1988. Fenland fieldwalking. Field north of New Covert, southeast quadrant of island.
Well weathered ploughsoil.

Context 1. HLG BY.
General scatter odd flints, no lithic concentrations. HLG BY.

Context 2 at 6353 9706. HLG 19.
Concentration of sparse pot boilers, one flint (marked with context 1) dark staining of soil visible on ground, not so clear on aerial photograph. On almost flat area of mineral soil. 39m northwest to southeast x 37m northeast to southwest at 2.1m OD.

Context 3 at 6341 9692. HLG 20.
Concentration of pot boilers sparse, occasionally sparse to moderate, slight soil staining. On flattish area of mineral soil. 27m nortwest to southeast x 30m northeast to southwest at 1.5m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 26 February 1988.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF15495 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG 19. FENS.
--- SNF15497 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG 20. FENS.
--- SNF15551 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG BY. FENS.
--- SNF10542 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP RC8-EB 181.
--- SNF47961 Aerial Photograph: OS 75-269-209.
--- SNF47962 Aerial Photograph: OS 75-269-210.
--- 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.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 10:55AM