NHER 60844 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic and medieval/post-medieval finds, Sea Palling beach (Sea Palling, poorly located)

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Summary

Between 2007 and 2024 a number of objects were recovered at unrecorded locations on the beach at Sea Palling. These poorly-located finds include two Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxes; a number of potentially Lower Palaeolithic worked flints and a medieval/post-medieval bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish SEA PALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

The finds detailed below were recovered from Sea Palling beach, no further locational information is available.

March 2007-October 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Beach finds:
Medieval/post-medieval bell.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
This object was previously recorded under NHER 64101.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 March 2020. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 16 December 2020.

July-September 2014. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [2].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

2015-2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
Found at unrecorded location(s) on foreshore by [7]:
2 ?Lower Palaeolithic potentially worked flint flakes, 1 blade and 1 crude core or 'chopper'.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 February 2026.

January-March 2015. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [2].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.

Before July 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Found on Sea Palling Beach "near Waxham":
1 Lower Palaeolithic ovate flint handaxe.
Details of the exact findspot, when and who found this object are unknown.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015.

January 2018-August 2024. Stray Find. [4].
Found at unrecorded location on foreshore at Sea Palling [5]:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • BLADE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 250001 BC)
  • CHOPPER (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 250001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 250001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 250001 BC)
  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 250000 BC)
  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 450000 BC)
  • BELL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2026 1:43AM

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