NHER 9662 (Monument record) - Prehistoric flint finds and post medieval tramway at White House Pit

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Summary

In 1887, flints were taken from a flint mining pit here to be knapped for use in repairs to Woodbastwick Church. A tramway was temporarily moved here in the late 19th century, but had gone by 1927. A possible Palaeolithic flint tool and other prehistoric flints were found here in 1911.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Ecclesiastical WHITLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish KIRBY BEDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish TROWSE WITH NEWTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Tools

1911. Finds of 'eoliths' and ?Palaeolithic flint.
Industrial tramway and other features.
See list in file.

E. Rose (NAU), 25 February 1983.

This site is one of several possible sources for a collection of poorly provenanced flints from "Crown Point Whitlingham" that are held by the British Museum. See NHER 11504 for further details.

1995. Earthwork Survey.
Survey of former chalk workings within Whitlingham Woods.
See plan (S1).
P. Watkins (HES)

Faded press cutting in secondary file; origin not given, but seems to be from Notes and Queries, (S2).
This article has been written out in full into the HER notes for this site.
H. Mellor (HES), 9 September 2017.

  • --- Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
  • --- Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1912. Implements of Sub-Crag Man in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. I Pt II (for 1910-11 and 1911-12) pp 160-168. pp 165-166; Plate XVIII.
  • --- Article in Serial: Sainty, J. E. and Boswell, P. G. H. 1927. An Acheulean Palaeolithic Workshop Site at Whitlingham, near Norwich. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol V Pt II (for 1926). p 178.
  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Illustration: [Unknown]. 1912. Drawing of a ?prehistoric "sub crag" flint. Card. 1:1.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1932. Whitlingham, one of the most noted prehistoric sites. 8 October.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Flint working at Whitlingham.
  • --- Photograph: Photographs of ?prehistoric "sub crag" flints from Flordon and Whitlingham. Black and white.
  • --- Publication: Barber, M., Field, D. and Topping, P. 1999. The Neolithic Flint Mines of England. p 76.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous Prehistoric.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous Prehistoric.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NE 9.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Cushion, B. 1995. Plan of earthworks at Whitlingham Woods. Film. 1:1250.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 10001 BC?)
  • WORKED OBJECT (Undated)

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:56PM

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