NHER 10704 (Monument record) - Possible Bronze Age causeway
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Summary
In October 1958 a group of wooden piles were found when foundations for an electricity pylon were being dug. The piles were probably part of a brushwood causeway crossing marshland. They may have been Bronze Age in date.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM49NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HADDISCOE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
October 1958.
In digging foundations for tower 42 for electric power line, pointed stakes were found, probably remains of brushwood causeway across marsh. Peat occurred at from 2.4-3m (8-10ft) below surface. Possibly Bronze Age.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF60697 Article in Serial: 1958. Selected Archaeological Finds from Norfolk 1958. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 11 (for 1958) pp 2-3. p 3.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Thorpe next Haddiscoe.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2343 Article in Serial: Green, C. 1961. Broadland Fords and Causeways. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXII pp 316-331. p 330.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- WORKED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 21 2018 1:40PM