NHER 4373 (Monument record) - Undated pits and bones, possibly at Deadman's Grave
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 1974. Visit.
On building site, trenches exposed some natural features in chalk filled with brown loam.
Two pits with grey brown soil, possibly archaeological, but generally no sign of intense occupation.
C.J.S. Green, February 1974.
July 1987.
In letter (S1) to Dr F. Healy, informant states that in 1970 he saw many pits containing marine shells and dark soil during digging of bungalow foundations at TF 677 402 approximately, which is probably part of this site.
Also during soil scraping he noted pits, many bones, very dark soil patches and deep layers of ash, in an area known as 'Deadmans Grave' in 1623. This he puts at TF 674 405 approximately. This grid reference is certainly wrong as that area was built over by the late 1950s and informant connects the work with the Redgate Hill development. This suggests it was also somewhere in the area of site NHER 4373.
E. Rose (NAU), 15 July 1987.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2016 3:41PM