NHER 6282 (Monument record) - Undated possible iron extraction pits

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Summary

A large dispersed group of earthwork pits, interpreted as iron procurement pits dating from the Late Saxon to medieval period. Smelting may have also been carried out in the area, as quantities of iron slag have been found over the years.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG14SW
Civil Parish	WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

'Thousands' of pits dug into greensand possibly for haematite beds on high ground south of Midland and Great Northern railway.

For further details see site NHER 6280.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

1965. Iron smelting site seen where a trackway has been bulldozed through scrub. 731m (800 yards) southwest of Weybourne Station.
See further details in file.
E. B. Green (NCM).

May 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A large dispersed group of earthwork pits have been mapped and recorded within this area from aerial photographs as part of the Norfolk NMP, see NHER 38640 for details.
S. Massey (NMP), 28 May 2004.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Weybourne [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 66.
<S2> SNF834 Article in Serial: Harrod, H. 1852. On the Weybourne Pits. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 232-240. pp 232-240.
<S3> SNF812 Serial: 1850. Norwich Mercury.
<S4> SNF7359 Article in Serial: Manning, C. R. 1872. Grimes Graves, Weeting. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp 169-177. p 170.
<S5> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 263.
<S6> SNF5204 Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1922. Our Homeland Prehistoric Antiquities: and how to study them. p 92.
<S7> SNF1609 Article in Serial: 1920. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol III Pt II (for 1919-20) pp 315-322. pp 320-321.
<S8> SNF8632 Monograph: Windle, B.C.A.. 1897. Life in Early Britain.. p 224.
<S9> SNF8300 Article in Serial: Spurrell, F. C. J. 1883. On Some Large Collections of Shallow Pits in Norfolk and Elsewhere. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XL pp 281-295. pp 283, 285.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (3)

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
QUERN (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2018 11:54PM