NHER 24256 (Find Spot record) - Concentration of prehistoric burnt flints from southwest of Ash Hill Farm
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a concentration of prehistoric burnt flints.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
21 December 1987. Fenland fieldwalking. Two fields southwest of Ash Hill Farm.
Young cereal, weathered soil.
HLG 9.
Sparse spread of pot boilers close to the peat line. 23m east to west x 29m north to south at 4m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 21 December 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15503 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG 9. 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)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 20 2016 11:33AM