Record Details

NHER Number:11250
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flint axe, from Fincham Farm lands

Summary

According to correspondance a prehistoric flint axe was recovered from lands belonging to this farm in 1969.

Images - none

Location

Parish:ROUGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1969.
Letter from [1] in NCM parish file under Barsham speaks of finding an axe on Fincham Farm (farmhouse at 821 221), lands cover area northwest of town. This must be one of the finds mentioned in [1]'s catalogue.
See file for extract.
Material not seen because not kept separate, and not necessarily all retained.
E. Rose (NAU) 3 February 1981.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

  • AXEHEAD (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---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. Rougham.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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