NHER 24292 (Find Spot record) - Concentration of burnt flints just west of bypass junction
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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
15 February 1988. Fenland fieldwalking. Just west of bypass junction.
Ploughed and weathered.
HLG 12.
Sparse to moderate concentration of pot boilers, on flat ground just beyond edge of Hilgay island. 25m northwest to southeast x 17m northeast to southwest.
R. Silvester (NAU), 16 February 1988.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15488 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG 12. 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 11:34AM