NHER 62052 (Monument record) - Site of possible Neolithic flint mine

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Summary

A light-coloured vegetation mark visible on aerial photographs in the vicinity of the Neolithic flint mines at Grimes Graves (NHER 5640) could represent an additional area of contemporary mining. Its interpretation as an archaeological feature is uncertain, however, and it could equally reflect an underlying geological feature, or a more recent quarry pit.

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Map sheet	TL88NW
Civil Parish	LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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April 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A light-coloured vegetation mark visible on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2) in the vicinity of the Neolithic flint mines at Grimes Graves (NHER 5640) could represent an additional area of contemporary mining. Its interpretation as an archaeological feature is uncertain, however, and it could equally reflect an underlying geological feature, or a more recent quarry pit. The feature has been mapped by extent.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5 April 2017.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 19-MAR-2003 ACCESSED 05-APR-2017 (Digital).
<S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 05-APR-2017 (Digital).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Record last edited

Jun 11 2021 1:32PM