NHER 6281 (Monument record) - Undated possible iron extraction pits
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'Thousands' of pits dug into greensand possibly for haematite beds on high ground south of Midland and Great Northern railway.
For further details see NHER 6280.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
May 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A large dispersed group of earthwork pits have been mapped and recorded within this area from aerial photographs as part of the Norfolk NMP, see NHER 38640 for details.
S. Massey (NMP), 28 May 2004.
Associated Sources (11)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Weybourne.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 66.
- <S2> SNF834 Article in Serial: Harrod, H. 1852. On the Weybourne Pits. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 232-240. pp 232-240.
- <S3> SNF812 Serial: 1850. Norwich Mercury.
- <S4> SNF7359 Article in Serial: Manning, C. R. 1872. Grimes Graves, Weeting. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp 169-177. p 170.
- <S5> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 263.
- <S6> SNF5204 Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1922. Our Homeland Prehistoric Antiquities: and how to study them. p 92.
- <S7> SNF1609 Article in Serial: 1920. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol III Pt II (for 1919-20) pp 315-322. pp 320-321.
- <S8> SNF8632 Monograph: Windle, B.C.A.. 1897. Life in Early Britain.. p 224.
- <S9> SNF8300 Article in Serial: Spurrell, F. C. J. 1883. On Some Large Collections of Shallow Pits in Norfolk and Elsewhere. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XL pp 281-295. pp 283, 285.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- QUERN (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related NHER Records (4)
- All Groups: NHER 38640 - Related to: Late Saxon to medieval earthwork pits (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- Chronological: NHER 6282 - Related to: Undated possible iron extraction pits (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 6280 - Related to: Undated possible iron extraction pits (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 38346 - Related to: World War Two pits and trenches (Monument)
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Record last edited
Sep 12 2018 11:54PM