Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15148 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
A number of finds were found on the surface of this field between 1977 and 1979, including Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman coins and brooches and post-medieval carboy stoppers. Metal-detecting in 2013 and 2014 recovered Roman and medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; a Roman brooch; medieval dress accessories and a post-medieval coin weight.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 75 11 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71SE |
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| Parish: | NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1977-9. Corner of Chalk Lane and Railway. On field surface.
Roman sherds of mortaria, colour coated ware, two sherds decorated Samian.
Plain bronze bracelet, various bronze brooches etc including bow type with spring.
Various coins Vespasian to 4th century.
Medieval sherds.
Seven knobs of tile clay (salt making?)
KLM informed 10 August 1979.
R. Trett (KLM) August 1979.
Note however that site is at 50 feet OD, which makes saltworking unlikely.
A. Gregory (NAU), 24 August 1979.
Knobs seen September 1980; post-medieval carboy stoppers.
A. Gregory (NAU), 25 October 1980.
June-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
4 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin, buckles and folding strap clasp.
2 post-medieval jettons and coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 December 2013.
May-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.
October 2021. Metal-detecting. [3].
SBJB102021 - PAS details to follow.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 November 2021.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 117 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 378 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- CLASP (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1650 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
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