NHER 54107 (Monument record) - Late prehistoric Burnt mound

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Summary

In 2011 a watching brief undertaken as part of the Waveney flood defences revealed a possible late prehistoric burnt mound.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39SE
Civil Parish GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

2011. Watching Brief.
Large quantities of burnt flints were noted during the widening of a dyke and examination for Broadland Environmental Services Ltd showed that a pot boiler mound was present. The exceptional feature of this mound is its survival to a height of 0.5m, having been buried by subsequent deposits of peat. This site lay only 0.25km to the east of NHER 54133, which gives added significance to the dating and understanding of the landscape in the Waveney Valley during the prehistoric period.
Details (report) to come.
The results of this work are summarised in (S1).
S. Howard (HES), 26 October 2011.

  • <S1> Article in Serial: Gurney, D., Bown, J. and Hoggett, R. 2011. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2010. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVI Pt II pp 262-276. p 266.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2017 12:49PM

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