NHER 61523 (Monument record) - Possible Neolithic flint mine
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A near-circular pit, perhaps relating to a Neolithic flint mine, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1), and is still visible on imagery from a recent lidar survey (flown in 2015) (S2). Its regular shape and its proximity to Grimes Graves (NHER 5640) suggests this interpretation. It also does not appear to be a particularly 'fresh' earthwork in 1946.
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 5109-5110 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 11 2021 11:29AM