NHER 23625 (Monument record) - Possible prehistoric burnt mound
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
9 March 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Between River Nar and drain.
Well weathered soil, young cereal. Soil is a stoney sand loam.
Concentration of pot boilers, sparse but locally moderate and even abundant, on top and around slope of ridge projecting from island. 52m northwest to southeast by 20m northeast to southwest at 2.4m OD.
Finds in NCM.
R.Silvester (NAU), 9 March 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see (S1).
September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
WGY 18.
This concentration has been interpreted as a possible prehistoric burnt mound.
The site may be related to the recovery of a prehistoric flake and pot boiler a short distance to the west, recorded as NHER 35614.
Information from (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 25 September 2007.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16897 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY 18. FENS.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
- <S2> SNF8173 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45. p 144.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (1)
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Record last edited
Nov 8 2013 5:49PM