NHER 23675 (Monument record) - Prehistoric occupation sites three fields west of Cut Off Channel
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
21 April 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Drilled with beet, partly weathered.
Context 1. MTW DW.
Odd flints scattered over field.
Context 2 at 7096 9585. MTW 126.
Concentration of pot boilers moderate on ridge of chalky loam. Covers most of ridge. Maximum 40m northwest to southeast x 21m northeast to southwest at 1.1m OD.
Context 3 at 7116 9595. MTW 127.
Concentration of flints and pot boilers both sparse on edge of mineral soil ridge of chalky loam. Maximum 29m northwest to southeast x 24m northeast to southwest at 1.5m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 25 April 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF15851 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 126. FENS.
- --- SNF15852 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 127. FENS.
- --- SNF16064 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW DW. 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
Jan 5 2011 2:38PM