Record Details

NHER Number:23008
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flints/medieval sherds from southwest of Hay's Woods

Summary

Fenland fieldwalking in 1986 recovered odd medieval sherds and prehistoric flints from this area.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 6500 1504
Map Sheet:TF61NE
Parish:NORTH RUNCTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

24 October 1986. Fenland fieldwalking at reference RCN AB on well weathered soil with young cereal.
Context 1: odd medieval sherds and flints across field. (Flints from Beaker period - F. Healy (NAU).)
Context 2: at 6511 1510 one scatter of flint within restricted area on top of valley slope.
NCM excavation at [1] 27 October 1986.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Beaker to Medieval - 2300 BC to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. RCN AB. FENS.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Archive: Fenland Folders.

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