Record Details

NHER Number:15602
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman medieval to post-medieval finds from northeast of Marlpit Heath Wood

Summary

Fieldwalking in 1979 recovered a scatter of Roman pottery fragments and a Roman coin of Vespasian. Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2018 recovered a post-medieval coin and a jetton; and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval weights; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and sword belt fitting; and apost-medieval crotal bell and coin weight.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1429 4158
Map Sheet:TG14SW
Parish:UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Autumn 1979. Found on ploughed surface when fieldwalking. Northeast of Marlpit Heath Wood. [1].
Scatter of greyware, colour-coated ware.
Dupondius of Vespasian.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
A. Lawson (NCM), November 1979.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval coin and a jetton.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. [2].
A. Beckham (HES), 17 February 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

December 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval buckle and nested cup weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel attachment loop and sword belt fitting.
Post-medieval crotal bell and coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018.

February-March 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval strap-ends.
Information from PAS import.
The following objects are not recorded on the PAS database:
Medieval lead weights.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cooking vessel handles.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1440 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1635 AD to 1636 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.

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