NHER 9898 (Monument record) - Early Saxon spearheads from mound on Poringland Heath (poorly located)

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Summary

Sometime before the early 19th century five iron spearheads were recovered from a mound on the Heath. All had remains of their shafts which showed fire damage. This may indicate that this was a burial mound or that these were ritual depositions.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish PORINGLAND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Pre Early 19th century. Five iron spearheads from a tumulus on the Heath.
All had remains of shaft showing burnt by fire.

Large spearhead found in digging gravel on the heath. Same find?
Perhaps Early Saxon.
See (S1), (S2), (S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Poringland.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Poringland.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SE 8.
  • <S1> Documentary Source: Squire, W.. WM Squire MSS.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1940. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part II. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt II pp 215-249. p 248.
  • <S3> Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No XII.
  • <S4> Publication: Meaney, A.. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p 180.
  • SPEAR (Undated)
  • SPEAR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 26 2016 2:38PM

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