Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20261 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval pottery sherds, coins, fastener |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1984 by the Fenland Survey recovered a small number of medieval pottery sherds. Two medieval coins have also been recovered from this area, and metal detecting in 1993 also recovered a very nice late medieval double-hooked fastener made of copper alloy.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 53 15 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51NW |
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| Parish: | TERRINGTON ST JOHN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
6 March 1984. Ploughed area on side of drove in well weathered soil. (S1)
Odd sherds medieval pottery = Context 1. TSJ AS (S2).
Compiled by R. Silvester (NAU), March 1984.
Spring/Summer 1984. Context 2 [1].
Farthing of Edward III, London mint, 1343 - 1355.
Not seen NAU to identify (but object seen briefly by R. Silvester).
Identification said to be by a local antique dealer.
Compiled by R. Silvester (NAU), 25 July 1984.
June 1993. Part of Context 1 - no exact location.
Medieval coin.
See list in file.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 August 1993.
October 1993.
Very nice late medieval double-hooked fastener made of bronze strip, twisted in centre, surfaces decorated with rocker-arm ornament; the hooked ends are flattened and tapering to a sharp point.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 December 1993.
For full details of ware, etc, see the Fenland Folders (S3).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | *Fieldwork: 1984. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. |
| <S2> | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TSJ AS. FENS. |
| <S3> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
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