NHER 23230 (Monument record) - Prehistoric occupation site two fields southwest of Harris Farm
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a concentration of prehistoric burnt flints indicative of occupation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
26 January 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Well weathered soil, young winter cereal.]
MTW 108.
Concentration pot boilers moderate and locally abundant but no flintwork. Spread over the full width of a gravelly loam ridge. 42m north to south x 33m east to west maximum at 0.6-1.5m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 28 January 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15831 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 108. FENS.
- --- SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 4 2006 10:34AM