Record Details

NHER Number:31224
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Inkwells Roman coin hoard and Neolithic axe

Summary

A hoard of Roman coins was found here in 1910. In the 1960s an incomplete Neolithic polished flint axe was found on the surface during agricultural work.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF91NE
Parish:BEETLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1910. Find.
A Roman coin hoard was found. Informant stated that this hoard is well known in local folklore, and has led to the footpath entering the field from the south being called the Roman road.
E. Rose (NLA), 14 June 1995.

Chance find. 1960s.
Incomplete Neolithic polished flint axe.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 10 October 2008.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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