NHER 2801 (Monument record) - Bronze Age hearth and medieval and post medieval brick
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pot boiler site reported to NCM by [1] as one of his Bronze Age hearths.
2 February 1979.
Ordnance Survey reports that this is still clearly visible as two conjoining patches of black earth with burnt flint.
1979.
[2] found some bricks here which he claimed were the remains of the 'old Gressenhall hall'.
[3] said they were largely 19th century, 'with a couple of small pieces of medieval brick amoungst them'.
E. Rose (NAU).
Part of large scatter, see NHER 30563.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Gressenhall.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NE 21.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2016 8:57AM