Record Details
| NHER Number: | 33712 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Possible prehistoric burnt mound |
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Summary
In 1998 a concentration of burnt flints has been identified, which may be a prehistoric burnt mound. Other scatters of prehistoric burnt flint have been found nearby in and to the west of Sporle Wood.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 86 11 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SE |
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| Parish: | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 1998.
Burnt flint scatter noted by [1].
Visited and verified by B. Cushion (NLA).
An area around 35m x 20m of burnt flint to east of Sporle Wood (Context 1). Rest of field not inspected due to ongoing cultivation. This may be a prehistoric burnt mound. Scatters have also been noted within and to west of Sporle Wood.
B. Cushion (NLA), July 1998. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 23 January 2020.
December 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
INDCO10012020AM - PAS details to follow.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 23 January 2020.
Monument Types
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (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
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