NHER 62019 (Monument record) - Site of possible (Neolithic?) flint mines
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL89SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Broadly circular vegetation marks visible on aerial photographs (S1), and a shallow pit or depression visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery (S2), could feasibly represent the infilled remains of flint mines, perhaps of Neolithic date. They are of a comparable size and shape to the Neolithic flint mines at Grimes Graves (NHER 5640), which lie approximately 1.5km to the southwest. Similar marks are visible in the adjacent block of plantation to the west (NHER 62031). The lidar imagery (S2) was flown in 2015, and the pit (located at TL 8389 9057) is likely to still survive as an earthwork.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 30 March 2017.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. Norfolk County Council BKS 8358-8359 06-AUG-1988 (NCC 1567-1568) (Print).
- <S2> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Lynford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUN-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Oct 14 2019 2:17PM