NHER 37890 (Monument record) - Prehistoric worked flint scatter, Bacton to King's Lynn Transco Pipeline

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Summary

A scatter of worked flints was found during field reconnaisssance survey on the route of a gas pipeline. Fifteen of the flints were scrapers which seemed to be concentrated in two main clusters. Post medieval finds were also located, and geophysical survey detected a series of diffuse linear anomalies.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG02SW
Civil Parish BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Bacton to King's Lynn Transco pipeline. Plot number 149.
See NHER 37614 for umbrella number for pipeline.
A scatter of worked flints was located, one was identified as Early Bronze Age, and fifteen of the flints were scrapers which seemed to be concentrated in two main clusters.
Post medieval pottery, building material, bottle glass and a window fragment were found.
Geophysical survey detected a series of diffuse linear anomalies.
See (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 10 August 2007.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: [Unknown]. 2003. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, Fieldwalking, Metal Detecting and Geophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 184.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 16 2016 10:28AM

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