Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23241 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Late prehistoric, Iron Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Fenland fieldwalking in January 1987 on well-weathered ploughsoil recorded numerous artefacts including pottery sherds from several periods, flints and a moderate spread of iron slag which might be of Roman date. Metal-detecting between 2016 and 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, and a post-medieval token; as well Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman steelyard weight; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness fittings, a mount and a lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg and a post-medieval dress fastener, a spoon, and a buckle.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7074 1283 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71SW |
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| Parish: | PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
27 January 1987. Fenland fieldwalking on well weathered soil, which was ploughed and rolled.
Context 1: general scatter odd medieval sherds and flint, referenced as PEN AG in (S1).
Context 2: at location [1] odd sherds of pottery, possibly Iron Age, were retrieved although there are not enough for a Fenland 'site' despite careful search. Referenced as PEN AH in (S1) also see Fenland overlay.
Context 3: at location [2] a moderate spread of iron slag (sample taken, possibly Roman?) and couple of prehistoric sherds were found on gravelly sandy soil, north facing slope, just below the crest. Maximum area 63m (north-south) x 37m (east-west) at 8.2m OD. Referenced as PEN 7 on (S1).
Finds held by NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU) 28 January 1987.
Some of the material from Context 3 has been reidentified as medieval pottery.
See (S2) for full details of wares, flint types etc.
July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval buckle and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.
April 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin, a harness fitting and a dress fastener.
1 post-medieval token, and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.
August 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins, a harness hook, and a strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's notes (S1) in file.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 October 2019.
September-October 2019. Metal-detecting. [6]
KLMD102019 - PAS details to follow.
See finder's notes (S1) in file.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 October 2019.
October 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman steelyard weight.
Medieval mount.
Post-medieval spoon fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020.
(S3) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 25 November 2019.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1204 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- HARNESS HOOK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
- SPOON (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
- TOKEN (19th Century - 1811 AD to 1811 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Turner, M.. 2019. Finds Information Document 'July/Aug/Sep finds for PAS (KLMDC - 9.9.19)'. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Turner, M.. 2019. Finds Information Document 'Sep/Oct finds for PAS (KLMDC - 9.10.19)'. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Turner, M.. 2019. Finds Information Document 'Oct/Nov finds for PAS (KLMDC - 11.11.19)'. |
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN 7. FENS. |
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN AG. FENS. |
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. PEN AH. FENS. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45. p 138. |
| <S2> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1. |
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