NHER 37979 (Monument record) - Burnt flint scatter, Bacton to King's Lynn Transco Pipeline
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Summary
A scatter of burnt flints was found during field reconnaisssance survey on the route of a gas pipeline in 2002. It loosely corresponded to an area of organic dark soil and is likely the remains of a burnt flint mound.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COLBY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2002 - January 2003. Geophysical, metal detecting and fieldwalking survey. Bacton to King's Lynn Transco pipeline. Plot number 50.
A scatter of burnt flints were found while fieldwalking which loosely corresponded to an area of organic dark soil. It is likely the remains of a burnt flint mound.
A fragment of post medieval brick was also found.
See (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 3 August 2007.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF65233 Unpublished Contractor Report: [Unknown]. 2003. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, Fieldwalking, Metal Detecting and Geophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 184.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 2 2017 3:41PM