NHER 33677 (Monument record) - Prehistoric, Roman and post medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking here during 1998 recorded a scatter of prehistoric pot boilers, prehistoric flint implements and Roman and post medieval pottery sherds. Metal-detecting in 2023 recovered post-medieval coins and an 18th-century silver cufflink element.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NE
Civil Parish WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

13 February 1998. Systematic Fieldwalking (Finder's Field 77). [1].
Field walked when surface fallow and well-weathered.
Significant scatter of 'pot boilers' identified in north-west corner of field. Max dimensions approximately 60m N/S x 30m E/W.
5 undatable prehistoric worked flints, including 2 scrapers, 2 single platform flake cores and 1 blade.
2 ?Mesolithic worked flints, including 1 blade core and 1 blade.
1 Roman samian pottery sherd.
2 post medieval sherds and 1 pantile fragment.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM). See file for full details and finder's map.
E. Rose (NLA) July 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 December 2013.

January-August 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
3 post-medieval coins and an 18th-century silver cufflink element.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2024 and 21 April 2024.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • END SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • BLADE CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PANTILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1605 AD)
  • COIN (18th Century - 1723 AD to 1723 AD)
  • CUFF LINK (18th Century - 1725 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

May 18 2024 11:42PM

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