Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40844 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of possible peat extraction and prehistoric pot boilers |
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Summary
An area of rough grassland and scrub on the northern edge of the River Wissey floodplain. Two prominent 'inlets' extend into this site, partly natural and partly from possible peat extraction. Some prominent scarps and a pond can be seen to the north, and a few potboilers have been recovered from cattle scrapes and rabbit upcasts.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 73095 99969 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79NW |
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| Parish: | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2004. Land east of The Bungalow, Oxborough Hythe. Site visit.
An area of rough grassland and scrub on the northern edge of the River Wissey floodplain. Two prominent 'inlets' extend into this area from the south, perhaps partly natural and partly from possible peat extraction. Some prominent scarps and a pond to the north. A few potboilers seen in cattle scrapes and rabbit upcasts.
D. Gurney (NLA), 6 October 2004.
January 2013.
Information from [1] suggests deposits here are very sandy and presence of peat is highly unlikely.
K. Powell (HES), 25 January 2012
Monument Types
- PEAT CUTTING (Unknown date)
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
Related records - none
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