Record Details

NHER Number:22865
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flints and multi-period pottery sherds, garden of 20 Burgh Lane

Summary

In 1986 and 1990 a number of artefacts were recovered from the garden here. These finds comprised a large piece of iron working debris, prehistoric flint flakes and sherds of Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 0541 1116
Map Sheet:TG01SE
Parish:MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

May 1986. On surface of garden at 20 Burgh Lane ('Roselea').
60cm (2ft) lump of iron slag.
Information from member of the public [1].
W. Milligan (NCM), 25 July 1986.

February 1990. General finds from garden surface.
One Thetford-type sherd; six medieval unglazed; three glazed Grimston; one post medieval bi-chrome; two flint flakes. Also one pimply Ipswich ware sherd from south of house at TG 0540 1114.
Information from member of the public [2].
A. Rogerson (NAU), 3 May 1990.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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 - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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