Record Details

NHER Number:18521
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval and medieval/post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1992 and 2017 recovered a medieval coin and medieval to medieval/post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a medieval thimble and octofoil pendant with the head of Christ, and medieval/post-medieval vessel fragments.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 47 18
Map Sheet:TG41NE
Parish:MARTHAM, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

1982. North of Hemsby Road, west of Gibbet Hill. Metal-detecting. [1].
Octofoil pendant with head of Christ, circular with cross on top. Probably 14th century. Red enamel.
Also attachment stud, found within 2 yards of it.
Slide NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 4 September 1982.

See (S1) in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 29 December 2000.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
1 medieval coin and a thimble.
Medieval/post-medieval vessel fragments.
A. Beckham (HES), 13 March 2017.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Correspondence: Griffiths, N. 1983. Letter about enclosed illustration copies of horse harness pendants. 25 January.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Slide: Various. Slide.
---Photograph: CKG 1-3.
<S1>X-ray: X-ray NX 1122.

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