Monument record MNL 389 - New Drove, West Row Fen, (Prehistoric, Post Medieval)

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Summary

Thin concentration of worked flint, including 3 scrapers, on a sand ridge.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6584 7869 (28m by 59m) Centred on
Map sheet TL67NE
Civil Parish MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1983-84: Thin concentration of worked flint, including 3 scrapers, on a sand ridge. Also a PMed flake gun flint and 2 large cores that may be gun flint waste. Located during Fenland survey (S1).

Descriptions of flint finds are broad, dating to a specific period bracket is ill-advised. However, they may be later Prehistoric, based on details of discovery, (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Excavation archive: Pendleton C. 1990. Fenland Survey Archive. Fenland survey archive, field 7461 (HP2) `d'.
  • <S2> Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

May 14 2020 3:36PM

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