Record Details
NHER Number: | 6964 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Mesolithic and Neolithic flints, Neolithic to post medieval pottery sherds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 70s recovered a scatter of Mesolithic and Neolithic flints. Also found were Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman, Saxon and medieval to post medieval pottery fragments. An excavation in 1972 traced the course of part of a medieval roadway.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 321 315 |
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Map Sheet: | TG33SW |
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Parish: | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
OS field Edingthorpe 90/Witton 25 (combined).
1960s-70s. Fieldwalking finds. Scatter of Mesolithic, Neolithic flint. Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon pottery. Excavation across hollow way.
See list in file and (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 8 May 1997.
1996. Watching Brief.
Observation of pipe trench produced nothing.
See report (S2) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA) 8 May 1997
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRICK (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Correspondence: Robins, P.. 1989. J.E Owles flint collection brought in to Castle Museum for identification.. 5 April. |
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous Prehistoric. Witton. |
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Bacton. |
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Bacton (Edingthorpe). |
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Witton. |
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Witton. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
--- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
<S1> | Article in Serial: Lawson, A. J. 1983. The Archaeology of Witton, near North Walsham. East Anglian Archaeology. No 18. |
<S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 1996. Watching Brief at Witton Park Reservoir. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 172. |
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