Record Details

NHER Number:19841
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and medieval finds

Summary

Fieldwalking recovered fragments of Roman and medieval pottery. Metal detecting found
a 15th century French jetton, a 16th century openwork hooked tag in the shape of a heart and two medieval buckles.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 00 87
Map Sheet:TM08NW
Parish:HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1983. Found in fieldwalking. Ploughed field.
One probable Roman greyware sherd.
Medieval unglazed sherds including strap handle.
Information from [1] via Thetford Museum.
Medieval finds identified by W. Milligan (NCM).
Roman finds identified by D. Gurney (NAU).
E. B. Green (NCM). 22 November 1983.

Part of large scatter NHER 28355

1992.
15th century French jetton. See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 22 February 1993.
16th century openwork hooked tag with attachment loop. Heart-shaped openwork main tag enclosing a trefoil (moulded) at top of hook. Two projecting leaf motifs at each side of base of tag.
See (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), February 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM), 27 April 1993.

1993. Metal detecting finds.
13th century buckle pin bar broken, expanded pin-rest with moulded decoration.
14th century buckle with forked spacer plate. Pin rests on 'ogee'-shaped pin rest.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM), 9 December 1993.

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

  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

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28355Parent of: Concentrations of multi-period finds (Find Spot)
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