NHER 23012 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint scatter on Pentney Island, field immediately east of priory
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
22 October 1986. Fenland fieldwalking at location PEN AB on (S1). Site was in field of weathered soil with young cereal crops growing.
Odd flints were scattered over field on sandy gravel soil. NCM ex [1].
R. Silvester (NAU) 22 October 1986.
See (S2) for full details of wares, flint types, etc.
9 October 2016. Systematic metal-detecting survey. [1].
Undated lead sheet fragments and lead debris, possibly relating to the dismantling and dissolution of Pentney Priory (NHER 3924).
No PAS-recordable finds were recovered.
See Unpublished Document (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 12 June 2017.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF16218 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN AB. FENS.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF8173 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
- <S3> SNF97681 Unpublished Document: Crace, G. and Jenkins, R. 2016. Sampling the metallic material culture in the plough-zone of land immediately to the north of Pentney Priory site in Norfolk..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- SHEET (Undated)
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Record last edited
May 25 2021 8:14AM