NHER 6706 (Monument record) - Bronze Age palstave and World War Two gun emplacement
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Summary
A Bronze Age palstave, made of copper alloy, found during the construction of a gun emplacement in World War Two.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ERPINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Bronze palstave (S1) found 1939 to 1945 during construction of gun emplacement.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Description given on drawing of the site is 'In hedge bottom in second field before reaching Saracen's Head Inn'.
No obvious sign of gun emplacement on 1946 RAF aerial photographs.
M. Horlock (NLA), 27 February 2003.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Erpingham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 13 SE 4.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80143 Illustration: Armstrong, A. L. 1949. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Find Illustration. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2016 9:54AM