NHER 8100 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Neolithic axehead and site of Bronze Age round barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HELLESDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1893.
From brickyard (probably north of Middleton's Lane, R.R. Clarke (NCM)).
This seems to be confirmed by press cutting in (S1) that gives findspot as Middeton's Farm Pits.
Flint Neolithic axehead, (S2) rebukes idea that it came from the Norwich Crag.
Also in field next to brickyard, suggested by R.R. Clarke as same brickyard, remains of barrow alleged.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) adds 'flint axe from this field' (presumably refers to above) not flat axe as on A.J. Lawson's (NAU) record card.
Area now built up, no sign on playing field or waste land in this area.
A.J. Lawson (NAU) 17 December 1975.
See (S3), (S4), and (S5).
E. Rose (NAU)
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hellesdon.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hellesdon.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S2> SNF89048 Article in Serial: Harmer, F. W. 1894. On the Age of a Flint Implement Recently found at Hellesdon. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists Society. Vol V Pt 5 (for 1893-94) pp 569-573.
- <S3> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 420.
- <S4> SNF5317 Publication: Clarke, W.G.. MS 129. Norwich Library.
- <S5> SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jan 17 2025 1:08PM