NHER 9547 (Monument record) - Neolithic flint mine and post medieval lime kiln, Eaton Dell

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Summary

In 1868 Neolithic flint mines were discovered at this location, with pits containing deer antlers and fragments of Roman pottery above them. No traces of these mines were found when the road bypass was built in this area. Additionally, a post medieval lime kiln is shown at this location on an 1886 Ordnance Survey Map.

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Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Flint mines. Deer antlers found in chalk rubble (?filled in shafts or galeries).

7 March 1868.
Individual [1] exhibited to Norwich Geological Society several portions of antlers obtained out of a pit on his grounds at Eaton including shed horns. Many in a small space in rubble or disturbed chalk - 60cm (2ft) above them were fragments of Roman amphorae and samian ware - over 'disturbed chalk was some 30ft of middle drift'.

Eaton Dell is an old chalk pit- no trace of mines found when bypass built. E. B. Green (NCM) established this was [1]'s pit from documents.
Finds held by NCM. See correspondence (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU).

A lime kiln is shown here on 1886 first edition 25in Ordnance Survey.
E. Rose (NLA) 15 September 2000.

Originally recorded in the parish of Eaton, now part of Norwich.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Cringleford/Eaton.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Easton.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Easton.
--- 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 20 NW 145.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100244 Unpublished Document: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1971. Flint Mine Sites.
<S1> SNF66597 Correspondence: 1970 & 1979. Letters by R. Fitch (FSA).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

PICK (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
HAMMERSTONE (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 13 2019 9:12PM