NHER 51455 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey of part of this field in 2008 recovered prehistoric worked flints; ?prehistoric burnt flints; a post-medieval pottery sherd; a post-medieval coin and a small number of other, post-medieval and undated metal objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13SW
Civil Parish ITTERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March-April 2008. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection (Field 6).
Finds recovered included:
1 prehistoric retouched flint flake, 1 flake and 1 spall.
4 ?prehistoric burnt flints.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd and 1 copper alloy button.
2 undatable copper alloy sheet fragments, 1 copper alloy pierced disc, 1 lead ?rivet and 1 lead sheet fragment.
See report (S1) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2)
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.361).
S. Howard (NLA), 20 November 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 May 2019.

The results of trial trenching in 2008 and a watching brief maintained during subsequent groundworks in 2009/2010 are now recorded under NHER 63420.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 June 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Westall, S. and Smith, M. 2008. An Archaeological Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey Along the Route of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Grid Connection. NAU Archaeology. 1808a.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Hoggett, R. 2010. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2009. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt I pp 135-147. p 146.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2010. An Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief along the route of the Sheringham Shoals Offshore Windfarm Grid Connection. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. NAU Archaeology. 1808c.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • DEBITAGE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • DISC (Undated)
  • RIVET (Undated)
  • SHEET (Undated)
  • SHEET (Undated)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2025 8:12AM

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