NHER 3703 (Monument record) - Undated shallow depressions, possibly Neolithic flint mines or Early Saxon grubenhauser
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITCHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
On Litcham Heath south of Barrow No. 11 (Weasenham Group) at distance of 7.8m to 36m (26 to 120 foot) from south rim of barrow.
Shallow depressions, average 4.8m (16 feet) in diameter and 8cm (3 inches) deep. Noted by Puddy 1941 but probably source of alleged 'hut circles' in (S1), (S2).
Puddy compares them with shallow depressions 4.5 to 6m (15 to 20 feet) across and 0.3 to 0.6m (1 to 2 feet) deep on Massingham Heath (NHER 2318) noted by (S3).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
See (S4) in file NHER 3701.
E. Rose (NAU).
(S4) interprets the depressions as infilled shafts of flint mines, similar to those at Massingham Heath (NHER 2318) and Grime's Graves (NHER 5640).
D. Robertson (NLA), 27 April 2006.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Litcham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 81 NE 1.
- <S1> SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 66.
- <S2> SNF1458 Article in Serial: 1913. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt III (for 1912-13) pp 378-382. p 380.
- <S3> SNF1052 Article in Serial: Plowright, C. B. 1892. Neolithic Man in West Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol V Pt 3 (for 1891-92) pp 250-264.
- <S4> SNF7846 Unpublished Document: Puddy, E.I.. 1958. Litcham, history of a Norfolk village..
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Record last edited
Jul 23 2025 8:59AM