Record Details

NHER Number:7053
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic flint flake, medieval and post medieval objects

Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered at least one retouched Neolithic flake from this site. Metal detecting in 2002 discovered a small number of medieval and post medieval metal objects and pottery sherds.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 32 31
Map Sheet:TG33SW
Parish:WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1960s or 1970s. Fieldwalking. At [1].
'Flint scrapers along hedge'
Information from NCM card (S1).
A. J. Lawson notes: only one retouched flake in collection from this field. See site NHEr 16644 - possibly some finds in this?
E. Rose (NAU).

January 2002. Metal detecting. At [1].
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
Post medieval sherd.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 February 2002.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

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.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Witton.

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