Monument record MNL 377 - (New) Spring Hall Farm, Cooks Drove, West Row Fen, (Prehistoric)

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Summary

Scatter of worked flint, including a knife on a blade with a short ?tang, 1 scraper ?edge-smoothed, located during the Fenland survey 1987 (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6611 7677 (39m by 54m) Centred on
Map sheet TL67NE
Civil Parish MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1987: Scatter of worked flint, including a knife on a blade with a short ?tang, 1 scraper ?edge-smoothed, located during the Fenland survey (S1).

Burnt flint patch nearby (see MNL 378).

October 1992: Small gullies recorded during watching brief on new barn on W side of scatter, at New Spring Hall Farm - see MNL 453.

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 3700 (SH1).
  • <S2> Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.

Finds (7)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

May 14 2020 3:06PM

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