Record Details

NHER Number:17628
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 1981 and 2017 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons, and Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cooking vessel fragments, a copper alloy ring and a copper alloy shoulder bolster from a whittle-tang knife; and a post-medieval crotal bell, finger ring and thimble.

Images

  • Medieval harness pendant from NHER 17628  © Norfolk County Council
  • Post Medieval sundial from NHER17628  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon bucket from NHER 17628  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TF 74 11
Map Sheet:TF71SW
Parish:NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

February 1981. Metal detecting.
Double patard of Charles le Temeraire (1467 to 77).
Struck at Bruges (Flanders).
Identified by British Museum (CM).
R. Trett (KLM), 23 September 1981.

Before 3 June 2009. Metal detecting.
Irish shilling of James 1.
A. Marsden, (NLA), 19 November 2009.

March-June 2013. Metal-detecting. Site extended 290m to the north-west. [1].
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
1 medieval coin and a strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cooking vessel fragment, copper alloy ring, button, hooked tag and dress fastener.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle, crotal bell and thimble.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

October 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
5 Roman coins.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval strap-end.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

May-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
RC092014 - PAS details to follow.
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval coin and a finger ring.
Information from PAS import. See coin sheets in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 December 2019.

September 2014-March 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 September 2015.

April 2016-February 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [5].
4 Roman coins.
1 medieval jetton and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel sherd and a copper alloy shoulder bolster from a whittle-tang knife.
3 post-medieval jettons and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 April 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 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

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 81 AD to 96 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 221 AD to 235 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 19th Century - 1550 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1553 AD to 1603 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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

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