NHER 5185 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period prehistoric finds

1965. Found on surface of ploughed field, about 823m (900 yard)s west northwest of Sterneshouse Farm.
Two Bronze Age sherds.
T. Clough (NCM).

Pre 1974. Stray Find.
A number of objects were recovered in this area by F. Curis (Approx. TL 689 903; Curtis field 17; Context 3). These included:
1 Mesolithic 'microlith'.
2 Neolithic leaf arrowheads.
1 Neolithic triangular arrowhead.
1 'point'.
1 'ovate knife'.
Information via F. Healy (NAU), from Curtis Catalogue. See (S1) and (S2). These finds were previously recorded as NHER 14631.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 October 2013.

Also at context 3.
Undated card by R. R. Clarke (NCM) discovered by W. Milligan (NCM) 1987 with this grid reference has 'bronze sword
(? same as rapier from Methwold 82 southwest)'. Latter being (S3). As find not marked on (S4), it may be that Clarke had
decided it was indeed another find wrongly located. Formerly numbered NHER 14631.
E. Rose (NAU), 17 March 1987.

19 April 1988. Fenland fieldwalking.
Weathered ploughsoil though recently rolled. Cereal part young part well established.
Context 1 - general scatter over field (formerly two).
Odd flints. FWL FL.
R. Silvester (NAU), 19 April 1988.

Pre 1981. Context 5 at 6882 9025.
Large, unworn ground stone axe (S5), apparently Group VI. Seen F. Healy (NAU) 1981. Grid reference approximate.
F. Healy (NAU), 5 October 1988.

Pre 1981. Context 6 at 6891 9033.
Edge ground quadtangular discoidal flint knife (S6). Seen F. Healy (NAU) 1981 and 1988.
F. Healy (NAU), 5 October 1988.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S7).