NHER 24286 (Find Spot record) - Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and medieval finds.

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey in 1988 recovered Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, Beaker-period worked flints. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2005 recovered a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment and scabbard chape and a medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69NW
Civil Parish HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

12 February 1988. Fenland fieldwalking. Second field southwest of Mill Hill.
Weathered ploughsoil.

HLG BO.
Occasional flints over field, no concentrations.
Beaker F. Healy (NAU).
R. Silvester (NAU), 12 February 1988.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

January 2005. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment and scabbard chape.
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG BO. FENS.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • SCABBARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1310 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 10:55AM

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