NHER 61522 (Monument record) - Site of possible Neolithic flint mine
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A circular pit, perhaps relating to a Neolithic flint mine, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1). It lies 32m to the west of an area where evidence of Neolithic flint mining has been identified (NHER 55660), and this, together with its regular shape and proximity to Grimes Graves (NHER 5640) has suggested this interpretation. It also does not appear to be a particularly 'fresh' earthwork in 1946. The pit was not identified on more recent imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S2), so whether it still survives as an earthwork is not known.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 19 January 2017.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5271-5272 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Jun 3 2020 3:32PM