NHER 32001 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic, Neolithic/Bronze Age and post-medieval finds, Sea Palling/Lessingham beach
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LESSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | SEA PALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Unstratified artefacts recovered on the section of Sea Palling/Lessingham beach between Seabreeze Campsite access and Sea Palling access.
1995. Metal detecting. [1].
16th century seal matrix (oval) with shield with coat of arms (is billety). The handle has part missing. Possibly part of a multi-armed seal.
W.Milligan (NCM), 27 September 1995.
Site extended to the area between Seabreeze Campsite access and Sea Palling access. Previously mapped as a point at [4].
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.
April-June 2015. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [2].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.
July-September 2015. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [2].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.
October-December 2015. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [2].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.
Before 28 November 2018. Stray Find. [3].
Middle Palaeolithic ovate handaxe with surviving cortex.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.
2019. Stray Find. [3].
Lower Palaeolithic bifacial flint handaxe of Acheulean tradition.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.
October-November 2022. Stray Find. [3].
2 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 February 2024.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 250001 BC)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Early Mesolithic - 300000 BC to 10000 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 8 2026 11:23PM