Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23642 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Monument |
|---|
| Name: | Prehistoric pot boiler scatter from north of Ketlam Drain |
|---|
Summary
Fenland fieldlwalking in March 1987 found a sparse concentration of prehistoric pot boilers at this location.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7181 1226 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TF71SW |
|---|
| Parish: | PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
25 March 1987. Fenland fieldwalking on weathered and drilled soil.
Sparse locally moderate concentration of prehistoric pot boilers on slight spur above peaty hollow. Area 37m (east-west) x 10m (north-south) maximum at 5.5m OD. Reference PEN 12 on (S1).
R. Silvester (NAU) 25 March 1987.
See (S2) for full details of wares, flint types etc.
Monument Types
- 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 and further reading
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN 12. FENS. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45. |
| <S2> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
Related records - none
Find out more...