Name of Flint Mine / Flint Mining Site
NHER 5131 Grid TL 826 907
Between A134 and West Tofts
Name of Researchers Kathy Gay and Sue Pennell |
Date of Survey 4 November 2014 |
Can you see any of the features listed below? If so, please count or estimate the number of each feature and record approximate dimensions |
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Feature type |
Present (tick) |
Number counted/ estimated |
Maximum length |
Maximum width |
Maximum depth/height |
Pits |
nil |
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Depressions or hollows |
nil |
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Spoilbanks |
nil |
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Spoilheaps |
nil |
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Trackways |
Yes FC Running east to west |
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Worked flints |
nil |
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Discarded flints |
nil |
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Other features |
Large scraped area |
Mapping
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Access Were you able to access all obvious areas of flint mining? If not, please mark on the map the areas you were not able to access. |
Yes |
Photography Please take photographs of a representative number of features. If possible, please mark the location of the photographs on the Ordnance Survey map. |
Overall condition of the Site (from A = excellent to F = poor) |
A |
Land use ( as many as appropriate) Forestry Plantation |
Any additional observations or comments The records give NHER 5131 as TL 826907, however, there did not appear to be any archaeology on this site. However, Swell Pit and other small pits are to the east and Forestry Commission Pit to the south. |