NHER 7030 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pot boiler concentration, Bronze Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval objects

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Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a small number of medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, prehistoric flint flakes and scrapers, as well as eight Late Bronze Age pottery sherds, one Roman pottery sherd and a penny minted under William III. A concentration of prehistoric pot boilers was also recorded. Metal detecting in 2002 recovered a small number of medieval and post medieval metal objects.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG33SW
Civil Parish	WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1960s to 1970s. Fieldwalking at [1].
Context 1: Small number of medieval and post medieval pottery sherds. Prehistoric flint flakes and scrapers. Eight Late Bronze Age pottery sherds, one Roman pottery sherd, two fragments of slag. William III penny.
Context 2: Three scrapers and one slag fragment.
Context 3: Area of prehistoric pot boilers.
See list in file and (S1).
Ruth Fillery-Travis (NLA), 10 September 2007.

January 2002. Metal detecting. [1].
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 February 2002.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- 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 7029.
--- 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)

BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Object Types (15)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Witton (North Norfolk) (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 23 2023 10:21PM