Monument record WLN 016 - Dunwich Forest, Westleton

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Summary

1991: Fieldwalking survey by John Newman following forest clearance, located scatter of eleven crudely worked flints including two scrapers.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4610 7198 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet	TM47SE
Civil Parish	WESTLETON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to Medieval - 1000000 BC? to 1539 AD?)

Full Description

1991: Fieldwalking survey by John Newman following forest clearance, located scatter of eleven crudely worked flints including two scrapers (S1). Also five sherds Medieval? pottery.

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> SSF19518 Source Unchecked: Newman J. 1991. Duncwich Fieldwalking Survey Report?. SAU, Newman J, 1991.
<S2> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.

Finds (3)

FSF13183: FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF51297: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF51298: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2020 2:15PM