NHER 12559 (Monument record) - Iron Age iron working site and torc findspot
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Iron Age ironworking site, 1st centuries BC.
Iron deposits on top of carstone were being quarried for smelting.
1977.
Discovery of site, various pits containing black soil, charcoal, Iron Age sherds and burnt flints.
1978 to 1983.
Excavations and observations on various smelting pits.
See (S1, S2 and S3).
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.323).
1984.
Iron Age gold torc found, with a four strand plaited ring and triple ring terminals.
Found almost totally undamaged, despite having been through a crusher in the quarry.
See (S4).
See full details, notes, plans, sections and other details in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 29 October 1990.
Associated Sources (11)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF58980 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. Decision on quarry torc next month. 7 November.
- --- SNF58981 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. Gold torc spotted in Norfolk quarry. 22 June.
- --- SNF8837 Photograph: BBA 15-21.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF79096 Illustration: Unknown. 1978. Drawings of Iron Age? vessel.. Film. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF91031 Illustration: Unknown. 1978. Drawings of Iron Age? vessel.. Film. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF91032 Illustration: Unknown. 1978. Drawings of Iron Age? sherds.. Film. 1:1.
- <S4> SNF91033 Illustration: Unknown. 1983. Drawings of Iron Age? vessel.. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FURNACE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (9)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BRIQUETAGE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- TORC (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- WEIGHT (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 24 2021 7:47AM