Record Details
NHER Number: | 12406 |
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Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Name: | Undated human skeletons |
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Summary
Thirteen undated human skeletons were found during the building of the railway at Taverham Road Bridge. It has been suggested that the people represented by the skeletons may have died during the battle that the nearby placename 'Blood Dale' could refer to.
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Location
Grid Reference: | TG 1776 1356 |
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Map Sheet: | TG11SE |
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Parish: | DRAYTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
In building the railway at the Taverham Road Bridge.
Thirteen human skeletons found. At the time of discovery they were connected with the legend of the battle mentioned in NHER 12405.
Information from (S1).
Monument Types
Associated Finds
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
<S1> | Archive: Bolingbroke Collection. |
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