NHER 4140 (Find Spot record) - Undated spindle whorl
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
In 1961 a jet spindle whorl was found on the surface of newly ploughed field here. No date was assigned to this object.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 1961. Stray Find.
Found on surface of newly ploughed land.
Undated jet spindle whorl. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 August 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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 SW 30.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80901 Illustration: Matheson, C. I. 1961. Drawing of a undated jet spindle whorl. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Sporle.
- <S3> SNF87126 Serial: 1961. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1961. No 8. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
Related NHER Records (0)
Find out more...(1)
Record last edited
Feb 16 2022 8:27AM