NHER 2842 (Monument record) - Possible Bronze Age hearth
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1947. Exposed by wartime trenches and ploughing.
Neatherd Moor on heath about 52m (170 feet) OD. Northwest edge of pond.
Hearth of charcoal and calcined flint. 55m (60 yards) + diameter 20cm (8 inches) deep.
Information from [1].
Noted on (S1).
June 1947.
Charcoal examined by Royal Botanical Gardens Kew 9 June 1947 and identified as Alder (Alrias glutiose) but might be
Hazel (Corylus avellena). Other charcoal was Oak.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Grid reference as above.
Information from (S1).
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 6 August 1990
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF4810 Publication: Boston & Puddy. 1952. East Dereham. pp.2, 3.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Dereham (East).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 SE 9.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- POT BOILER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2022 11:25AM