Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30902 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Neolithic axehead and possible churchyard |
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Summary
A Neolithic flint axehead was found in the 1960s. This is reputed to be the site of a church and churchyard that was removed at the beginning of the 20th century. However, a church or chapel is not shown at this location on 19th century maps.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4397 1770 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41NW |
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| Parish: | MARTHAM, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1960s.
Half of a Neolithic polished flint axe, (S1).
W.Milligan (NCM) 1 August 1994.
(S2) has 'Churchyard was here' marked at this spot post 1989.
Meaning? Not parish churchyard.
E. Rose (NLA) 2 November 1994.
The comment about the church derives from a report from source [1] that this was the last remains of a church and churchyard, being graveslabs, were removed early this century.
Information from W. Milligan (NCM).
However, (S3) shows nothing at this spot. To the west a T-shaped building is shown to the north of the house 'Shalimar' marked on current 1:10,000 which was not there then, but no indication that it was a chapel.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 May 1999.
Monument Types
- CHURCHYARD (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Robins, P.A.. 1994. Lithic Report. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Robins, P.. 1994. Drawing of a Neolithic axehead.. Paper. 1:1. |
| <S2> | Map: NCM. NCM Record Map. |
| <S3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey 25 inch 2nd edition (revised 1902-7). |
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