NHER 30718 (Monument record) - Prehistoric burnt mound

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Summary

A possible prehistoric burnt mound was found by a farmer in 1994. Metal detecting recovered four Roman coins, and Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81NE
Civil Parish	BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1994.
Pot boiler spread - notified by farmer [1].
Not visited by B. Cushion (NLA) - crop cover.
Marked up from grid reference - no map.
B. Cushion (NLA), 11 July 1994.

January/February 2005.
Location confirmed, sample of calcined flints seen.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 March 2005.

September-October 2005. Metal-detecting in area around pot boiler site.
4 Roman coins, 1 ?brooch and1 nail/pin.
1 Middle Saxon pin.
1 medieval strap end, 1 buckle frame and 2 lead pot mends.
1 medieval/post-medieval vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval candle stick shaft fragment, 2 lead trade weights (1; 4oz, 1; 10oz) and 1 lead weight.
1 undatable unidentifed object and 2 lead wieghts.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA),, 14 November 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 12 March 2014.

Associated Sources (1)

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Object Types (14)

POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
CANDLESTICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)