Record Details

NHER Number:7781
Type of record:Monument
Name:Prehistoric burnt flints and World War One trench at Manor Farm, Dog Lane

Summary

Prehistoric burnt flints were found when a trench was dug here by soldiers during World War One. A 'seam' of these flints were found in 'soot' in 1974.

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Location

Grid Reference:TG 1839 1575
Map Sheet:TG11NE
Parish:HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1974.
Pot boilers found in seam 90cm (3 feet) wide among soot. Found firstly in 1914 to 1918 war by soldiers digging a trench.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • TRENCH (World War One - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Correspondence: Spark, J.. 1974. Letter. Prehistoric burnt flints..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Horsford.

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