Record Details

NHER Number:8591
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Palaeolithic flint flake, Stokesby Pit

Summary

The British Museum holds a Palaeolithic flint flake that was found at "Stokesby Pit" at some time prior to 1968. It is thought that this pit was probably the quarry at this location, which was known locally as Hillborough Hole.

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Location

Grid Reference:TG 443 115
Map Sheet:TG41SW
Parish:STOKESBY WITH HERRINGBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

Pre 1968. Stray Find.
Found at "Stokesby Pit"
1 unretouched Palaeolithic flint flake. Donated to British Museum.
Listed in (S1). Information from (S2).
It is noted on (S3) that this object could not be located by E. Rose (NAU) when working through the basements of the museum. It is however listed in the museum's current records (2011,8117.67).
This object is also noted on (S4) and in (S5).

Stokesby Pit is probably the same as Hilborough Hole, an old pit recorded as "Wrong Pit" on (S6). No significance need probably be attached to the 'borough' name, as this appears to be on a par with 'Hilly Holey'.
E. Rose (NAU) 16 November 1978. Information from (S3).

Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2014.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 239.
<S2>Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
<S3>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S4>Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Stokesby with Herringby.
<S5>Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 71.
<S6>Map: 1840-1848. Stokesby with Herringsby Tithe Map and Apportionment.

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