NHER 23646 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric pot boiler scatter, Roman harness fitting, medieval tile drain, and post-medieval rowel spur
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
24 March 1987. Fenland fieldwalking on weathered soil recently drilled.
Abundant pot boilers with a small spread adjacent to old infilled dyke. Otherwise only occasional bit of post medieval tile drain around gravelly sandy soil. Area 26m (east-west) x 14m (north-south) at 5.5m OD. Reference PEN 8 on (S1).
Finds in NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU) 24 March 1987.
See (S2) for full details of wares, flint types etc.
June-July 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
Site extended to the whole field.
Post-medieval rowel spur fragment.
Information from PAS import.
H. Mellor (HES), 20 July 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 5 September 2017.
June-July 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman harness fitting.
Post-medieval rowel spur.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16215 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN 8. 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. p 138.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (5)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- ROWEL SPUR (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1700 AD)
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Record last edited
May 25 2021 8:14AM