NHER 31953 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric 'pot boilers' and undatable copper alloy casting waste
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Summary
In 1996 a scatter of prehistoric burnt flint 'pot boilers' was recorded at this location. Metal-detecting in 2025 recovered a piece of undatable copper alloy casting waste.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1996. Field Observation.
Spread of pot boilers, seen in growing crop so extent unsure.
Probably no more than 50 square metres.
B. Cushion (NLA) July 1996.
April 2025. Metal-detecting. [1].
Undatable piece of copper alloy probable casting waste.
Information from PAS import.
Expanded to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2026.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 730 AD to 1100 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2026 4:59PM