NHER 17997 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint flakes and medieval ring brooch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981. Metal detecting.
Found by [1]:
1 medieval ring brooch with intact pin, 12th to 13th century. See (S1).
S. Margeson (NCM), 16 February 1982.
1986. Field Observation.
Finds recovered by [1], reportedly from Anglian Water pipeline (which is by railway), but marked at this spot. If accurate, presumably from spread spoil.
Neolithic flint flakes (not Mesolithic as suggested by finder).
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU), 2 September 1986. Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 8 September 1986.
Information from (S2).
See map of pipeline route (S3) in file for NHERs 22843-22856.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF78933 Illustration: Unknown. 1981. Drawing of medieval brooch. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF57658 Map: Wymer, J.. 1986. Annotated copy of Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main Route Plan.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 15 2018 3:07PM