NHER 2310 (Monument record) - Neolithic flint mine
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Circular earthwork noted by A. Q. Watson near spot height 183, regarded as dug out barrow; suggested Little Massingham beaker (NHER 2289) came from it.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
No definite sign of barrow in ploughed field.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 8 February 1974.
(S1) has 'Beaker sherd from surface in NCM', but not on (S2).
E. Rose (NAU)
Almost certainly a mine shaft.
See (S3).
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 2 May 1990.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Massingham.
- <S1> SNF5876 Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No XII.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF94190 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Records / Pastscape.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2025 10:04AM