Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1031 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible site of medieval town and multi-period finds |
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Summary
This area is the possible site of the medieval town of Watton, which was destroyed by fire in the 17th century. Fieldwalking and metal-detecting on this site between 1974 and 1990 recovered a variety of finds including medieval and Middle Saxon pottery sherds, Roman coins and brooches, an Early Saxon cruciform brooch, a Late Saxon bridle cheek-piece, a coin of Edward I, a medieval strap-end and a medieval brooch. Archaeological observations here in 1998 during the construction of a car park also noted Late Saxon pottery sherds, lead fragments and an undated ditch. Metal-detecting in 2010 recovered a ring and double spiked loop of uncertain date that could be Anglo-Saxon; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins, a medieval token and a post-medieval jetton; a Romano-British glass bead; Romano-British, Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects, including a Middle-Late Saxon strap-end, a Late Saxon disc brooch and Late Saxon pottery.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90SW |
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| Parish: | WATTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of medieval town destroyed by fire in 17th century. Fieldwalking produced medieval sherds.
S. Dunmore, April 1974.
Context 1: Finds in box from this site.
One sandy Ipswich ware sherd, and another pimply.
One roof tile fragment with part of circular peghole.
Large battered flint flake - doubtful if humanly worked.
A. Rogerson (NAU), January 1980.
Before December 1988. Context 2 metal detector finds by [1] and [2], who supplied grid reference, which extends previous area to the north and east.
Roman coins and brooches.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
Late Saxon bridle cheek-piece.
Medieval metalwork and coin of Edward I.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU), S. Margeson (NCM) and D. Gurney (NAU).
D. Gurney (NAU), 22 December 1989.
Spring 1989. Further finds by [1] and [2].
Medieval strap end and sherd of Ipswich ware.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM).
See lists in file.
D. Gurney (NAU), 16 January 1989.
November 1990. Found with metal detector.
Medieval brooch.
Details in file.
D. Gurney (NAU), 4 December 1990.
Sept 1998. Observation of works, for church car park.
Produced Thetford ware sherds, lead fragments and an undated ditch.
See report (S2) for further details. Work also noted in (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 22 February 1999.
The belief that the pre-fire town existed on this site is almost certainly incorrect, see NHER 30946, 40381, etc.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 April 2004.
April-May 2009. Metal-detecting
Roman brooch, buckle, Early Saxon brooch, Middle Saxon vessel (S4) and brooch, Late Saxon brooches (S5 and S6), stirrup-strap mount, finger ring or ear ring, medieval strap clasp, buckle, thimble, ampulla, spindle whorl, weight, post-medieval knife-end stop, button, Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins and jettons.
See list in file.
See also (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 June 2009.
May-June 2009. Metal-detecting.
Six Roman coins, medieval pottery, strap end and a post-medieval belt or harness mount.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 July 2009.
November-December 2009. Metal-detecting.
One medieval and one post-medieval coin, post-medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Marsden (NLA), 16 January 2010.
March-April 2010. Metal-detecting (field extended).
Neolithic retouched flint flake; 17 Roman, one Late Saxon, two medieval and one post-medieval coin; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S7), medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 May 2010.
April 2010. Metal-detecting.
A silver ring and double spiked loop of uncertain date but possibly Anglo-Saxon. Reported as Treasure.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 19 May 2010.
April-May 2010. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman and one Late Saxon coin; Roman, medieval, medieval/post-medieval (S8) post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 June 2010.
May-June 2010. Metal-detecting.
10 Roman, one Late Saxon and one medieval coin, Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S12) and post-medieval metal objects, Late Saxon pot sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 2010.
June-July 2010. Metal-detecting.
10 Roman, one Late Saxon and eight medieval coins, possibly Roman glass bead, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, Late Saxon (S10 and S11), medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 August 2010.
July-August 2010. Metal-detecting.
15 Roman, two Late Saxon, five medieval and three post-medieval coins, post-medieval jetton, Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects, Late Saxon sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 16 September 2010.
August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Six Roman coins, Roman, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 5 October 2010.
September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
3 Roman, 1 medieval and 1 post-medieval coin, Roman, Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 November 2010.
August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Saxon and 1 medieval coin, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon. Late Saxon (S9), medieval (S13) and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 13 October 2010.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOWN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRASS (Unknown date)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT? (Unknown date)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Middle Iron Age - 114 BC to 113 BC)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 196 AD to 197 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 210 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 280 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 324 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 340 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 340 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 354 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 375 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 392 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BRACELET (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- VESSEL (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- EAR RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 905 AD to 920 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 997 AD to 1003 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 1048 AD to 1050 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1066 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DAGGER (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1161 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD?)
- COIN (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1333 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1490 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1430 AD to 1434 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1597 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Publication: British Museum. 2012. Treasure Act Annual Report 2010. p xxx. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 1999. Results of a Watching Brief at Church Lane, Watton. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 372. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| --- | Photograph: FNP27-30. |
| <S1> | Correspondence: Pedersen, A.. 2009. Email to Steven Ashley. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1999. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 369-387. p 385. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of a Middle Saxon lead vessel escutcheon plate. Film. 2:1. |
| <S5> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of a Late Saxon lead Borre-style brooch. Film. 2:1. |
| <S6> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of an unusal Late Saxon tinned Scandinavian oval brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
| <S7> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a Late Saxon censer cover re-used as weight. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
| <S8> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy double-hooked dress fastener. Film. 2:1. |
| <S9> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a Late Saxon cast disc brooch. Film. 2:1. |
| <S10> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy strap-end. Film. 2:1. |
| <S11> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount. Film. 2:1. |
| <S12> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch fragment. Film. 2:1. |
| <S13> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy sword scabbard chape. Film. 2:1. |
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