NHER 60615 (Find Spot) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A geophysical survey of this area undertaken in 2010 identified no potentially archaeologically significant anomalies. Fieldwalking in March 2010 recovered struck flint of late prehistoric date, part of a Bronze Age spearhead or rapier, a Late Saxon stirrupt strap mount, medieval coins and a number of medieval and post-medieval metal objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81SE
Civil Parish NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February 2010. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm onshore electrical connection sub-station site.
No archaeologically significant anomalies identified. It is possible that geological conditions may have masked any magnetic anomalies of archaeological origin or deep ploughing might have significantly degraded the site.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 March 2015.

March 2010. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey.
Survey of proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm onshore electrical connection sub-station site. Finds recovered included:
23 prehistoric flint flakes (mostly late prehistoric, although one blade-like piece may be of earlier date).
1 Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead/rapier fragment.
1 Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
2 medieval coins, 5 pottery sherds, 1 buckle and 1 lead weight.
5 post-medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, 2 brick fragments and 1 lead shot.
1 undatable lead weight.
See report (S2) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 11890.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.91).
P. Watkins (HES), 11 March 2015. Amended 24 August 2025.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Webb, A. 2010. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm: Onshore Electrical Connection, Little Dunham Sub-station Site, Norfolk. Archaeological Services WYAS. 2036.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Barnett, A. 2010. An Archaeological Fieldwalking and Metal Detector Survey of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Substation Site, Little Dunham, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 2068a.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SPEARHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2025 1:01AM

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