Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16655 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman brooch and plumb bob, 'Hill Farm' |
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Summary
In around 1980 a selection of metal objects were recovered from 'Hill Farm' in Sporle. These comprised part of a Roman brooch, a Roman lead plumb bob and a medieval copper alloy buckle.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pre October 1980. 'Hill Farm, Sporle' (not on Ordnance Survey) - exact site unrecorded.
Incomplete bronze fibula of bow type.
Lead plumb bob?, conical.
Medieval? bronze buckle, 2.7cm long.
Held by KLM.
R. Trett (KLM) October 1980.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLUMB BOB (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
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