Record Details

NHER Number:14948
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic leaf arrowheads, laurel leaves and flaked axehead

Summary

Two Neolithic leaf arrowheads, five laurel leaves, and one chipped axe were recovered from the 'field opposite the kennels' in the parish of Weeting and Broomhill. These objects are now in the NCM, although the exact date and nature of their discovery are unclear. Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered a silver medieval/post-medieval finger ring.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TL78NE
Parish:WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

'Field opposite the kennels'. [1].
Two leaf arrowheads, five laurel leaves, one chipped axe.
In NCM [1].
Information from F. Healy (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 22 May 1979.

August-October 2019. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WE2. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval silver finger ring.
Information from PAS Import.
The medieval/post-medieval silver finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2019 T1229), and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 19 December 2019.

2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WE2. [3].
INDSE21042021HG - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 January 2022.

January 2021. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WE2. [4].
INDSE21012022HG - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 March 2022.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LAUREL LEAF (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1550 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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