NHER 6508 (Monument record) - Prehistoric habitation sites

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Summary

A series of prehistoric burnt mounds excavated on this site in the late 1950s suggest that this was a habitation site in the prehistoric period. More mounds were discovered during a survey by English Heritage in 1999. Prehistoric flint implements and pot boilers have been found on the site.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003165: Habitation site on Edgefield Heath

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Map sheet	TG03NE
Civil Parish	EDGEFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1957.
Seven concentrations of pot boilers on west side of Edgefield Heath. Reported in (S6).
(S1) of hearth 2 before its partial excavation by W. Deal.
Flint tools reported found by W. Deal.
Context 1 at TG 0789 3660, context 2 at TG 0789 3640, context 3 at TG 0789 3635, context 4 at TG 0783 3630, context 5 at TG 0786 3631, context 6 at TG 0789 3622, context 7 at TG 0798 3628.

October 1957 and March 1958.
Seen by R. R. Clarke (NCM), see (S2).

Scheduled.
Information from (S3).

24 March 1999.
English Heritage survey of site identified another three mounds.
Two of these are immediately south of context 1, which they state are marked by wooden posts despite not being scheduled. The other is to the north in Holt, site NHER 35107.
See (S4).
E. Rose (NLA) 29 February 2000.

December 2008. Desk-based Assessment.
Assessment of known archaeology within a 0.5km radius of a proposed development at the former pit and landfill site at Edgefield. The report concluded that the study area lies in an area rich in archaeology dating from the Neolithic to modern periods.
See report (S5) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 15 December 2009.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF5405 Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. AM107.
--- SNF7853 Publication: R, R, M. 1958. AM7.
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Edgefield.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF10264 Photograph: NCM.
<S2> SNF58997 Photograph: M.203-204.
<S3> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF247.
<S4> SNF58998 Unpublished Document: 1999. English Heritage Survey.
<S5> SNF72716 Unpublished Contractor Report: Appleby, G. 2008. An Archaeological desk-based assessment at Edgefield Hall, Edgefield, Norfolk. Cambridge Archaeological Unit. 875.
<S6> SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 2.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (2)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

All Groups: NHER 35107 - Related to: Prehistoric burnt mound in Heath House Woods (Monument)

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Edgefield (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 26 2025 8:06AM