NHER 25522 (Find Spot record) - Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and later prehistoric worked flints and multi-period pottery and metal objects

1989-1990. Metal detecting finds.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval metalwork.
See list in file.
E. Rose (NAU).

Before 20 April 2002. Fieldwalking.
Surface finds, including material from trackway running from southeast corner to the east.
?Mesolithic blades.
Neolithic worked flints.
Roman potsherd.
See list in file (this list is currently missing - P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 April 2002.

Before 13 June 2002. Fieldwalking.
In lower part of field. Various prehistoric flints including axe/adze of Mesolithic or (more probably) Early Neolithic date. The remainder of the assemblage was probably Neolithic, including two scrapers, a retouched flake fragment and two retouched blade-like flakes. See file for descriptions by P. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 June 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013.

Note this area overlaps with another NHER site 37287.

Before 27 June 2002. Fieldwalking.
Over forty prehistoric flints including a retouched blade and a blade-like flake of Mesolithic or possibly late Upper Palaeolithic date and two Mesolithic cores. The other pieces are of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, including four single platform flake cores, a possible multi-platform core fragment, thirteen scrapers (two Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age), nine borers, four retouched flakes, five unmodified flakes, three natural fragments and a hammerstone.
See file for descriptions by P. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 October 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013.

Before early September 2002. Fieldwalking.
Various prehistoric worked flints including a Late Upper Palaeolithic blade core and Mesolithic cores and flakes.
Early Neolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints were also found.
Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Medieval brick fragments.
Lava quern fragments.
See lists with drawings of two flints in file (this list is currently missing - P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013). These discoveries were reported in (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 October 2002.

Before 18 October 2002. Surface find.
Late Neolithic polished axe.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 November 2002.

June/July 2003. Fieldwalking.
Over three hundred worked flints including a chopper, a hammerstone, fifteen scrapers, four borers, 30 retouched pieces, 34 cores and more than 170 flakes. Apart from a possible unfinished Neolithic arrowhead, these pieces were not closely datable (or at least no dates have been suggested).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013.

July/August 2003. Fieldwalking.
Two hundred and fifty-six worked flints including a possible Early Neolithic unfinished laurel leaf and three scrapers of possible Late Neolithic date. The remaining pieces are less diagnostic, including sixteen scrapers, six borers, 41 retouched pieces, 21 cores and 144 flakes.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 September 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013.

2003. Fieldwalking.
In southeast part [2], Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds, lava quern, medieval and post medieval roofing tiles.
Medieval brick and unusual post medieval brick.
See list and sketch plan in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 November 2003.

The gazetteer in (S2) records that this site has produced 2 Late Upper Palaeolithic long blade cores (one unsuccessful). These were presumably amongst the finds recorded above.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013.