Record Details

NHER Number:8970
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic flint find

Summary

A Neolithic polished flint axehead was found in 1950.

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Location

Grid Reference:TL 959 970
Map Sheet:TL99NE
Parish:CASTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1950. About 594m (650 yards) south of church. [1]
Polished flint axehead of ochrous flint; oval cross section; lightly patinated 19cm (7 1/2 inches) long.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • 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 99 NE 2 [3].
---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. Caston.

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