NHER 23229 (Monument record) - Prehistoric occupation site two fields south of Harris Farm
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a small concentration of prehistoric worked and burnt flints that is indicative of occupation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
26 January 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Well weathered soil, young cereal.
MTW 107
Small spread of flints, sparse, and occasional pot boiler on gravelly sand slope of island. 22m northwest to southeast x 24m northeast to southwest maximum at 2m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 28 January 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15830 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 107. 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 (2)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 4 2006 10:29AM