Record Details

NHER Number:28958
Type of record:Monument
Name:Prehistoric burnt mound and multi-period finds

Summary

A possible prehistoric burnt mound and metal detecting finds. The finds include medieval and post medieval artefacts, an unidentifed object (possibly Bronze Age) and undated lead working debris. One of the medieval coins found is Venetian in origin.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 89 15
Map Sheet:TF81NE
Parish:BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
KEMPSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1992. Metal detecting.
Medieval/post medieval pot and metalwork concentration. See list in file.
Evidence of lead working.
Pot boiler site.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 May 1992.

Monument Types

  • METAL WORKING SITE (Undated)
  • BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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