Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4999 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible flint mine |
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Summary
The possible site of a Neolithic flint mine.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7789 9269 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79SE |
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| Parish: | CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
F. N. Hawards 'suspected flint mines' (polished axes etc). Flint mining industry all over this area.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
May 2020. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
No evidence of flint mining was identified on the consulted sources at this location, although see NHER 61154 140m to the west.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8th May 2020.
Monument Types
- FLINT MINE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 79 SE 5. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Cranwich. |
Related records - none
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