NHER 7028 (Monument record) - Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age hearth, medieval to post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1960s to 1970s recovered medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, glazed brick fragments, and slag fragments, as well as a number of prehistoric flint objects. In 1964 at least one hearth was excavated and found to contain Late Bronze Age or Iron Age material.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG33SW
Civil Parish	WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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OS field 171.

Context 1: 1960s to 1970s, surface collection. Medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, glazed brick fragments, slag fragments. Prehistoric flint objects.
Context 2: Flint side scraper, two flakes, one hammerstone.
Context 3: Flint core.
Context 4: 1964. Excavation of hearths with Bronze Age or Iron Age material. Surface collections also. Removal of ploughsoil revealed the remains of a hearth of pebbles around 75cm in diameter. A number of vessles were also noted, suggesting an Early Iron Age date. More than one hearth?
Context 5: Early Bronze Age pottery sherds, prehistoric sherds, flint flakes and scraper.
See list in file and (S1).
R. Fillery-Travis (NLA), 10 September 2007.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Witton [2].
--- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Witton.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Witton.
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Witton - NHER 7055.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Witton.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF2791 Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1983. The Archaeology of Witton, near North Walsham. East Anglian Archaeology. No 18.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

HEARTH (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)

Object Types (13)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
HAMMERSTONE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BRICK (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Witton (North Norfolk) (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 23 2023 9:47PM