NHER 6218 (Monument record) - Undated pit and prehistoric flint finds, Bard Hill, Salthouse Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SALTHOUSE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Summer 1938. Excavation.
One of three alleged 'pit dwellings' on Bard Hill, Salthouse Heath, identified by A.Q. Watson. Partially excavated by Watson in the summer of 1938. Flint flakes and pot boilers found. He reached undisturbed soil at 3 to 3 1/2 feet (90cm to 106cm) below level of ground. Pit dwellings noted in W.G. Clarke's articles on Norfolk Barrows published in The Antiquary in 1913 (S3).
Information from record card (S1).
H. Hamilton (HES), 14 June 2023.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Salthouse.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 421.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 14 2023 1:06PM