NHER 6004 (Monument record) - Early Bronze Age hearth and pottery sherds on Overa Heath
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Summary
A prehistoric hearth was excavated here in about 1931. Sherds of Early Bronze Age pottery and a barbed and tanged arrowhead of a similar date were recovered. Later drainage and deep ploughing in the 1970s failed to unearth any further finds.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Around 1931. Hearth excavated by [1]. North side of Overa Heath, north of railway line.
Sherds of Beaker and other pottery (?date) plus barbed and tanged arrowhead.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Information from (S2). Area drained 1971-72 and deep ploughed 1973, 1974, 1975. No archaeological finds noted by farmer.
M. D. Leah (NAU) 18 January 1991.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF5088 Publication: Clarke, D. L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol 2. Nos 573-576.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Quidenham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NE 29 [2].
- <S1> SNF4372 Article in Serial: Apling, H. 1931. Bronze Age Settlements in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt IV pp 365-370. pp 367, 369.
- <S2> SNF57645 Archive: National Archaeological Record.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- POT (Undated)
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Record last edited
Feb 5 2026 3:05PM