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Record Details

NHER Number:	25157
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Medieval pits and multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking in this area between 1989 and 1994 recovered Mesolithic, Neolithic, Neolithic/Bronze Age and undatable prehistoric worked flints; Roman, Early/Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a Roman coin and Middle Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier; a Middle Saxon pin; a ?Middle Saxon strap end; a Late Saxon box mount; medieval dress accessories; a medieval finger ring and candle holder; a post-medieval gold wedding ring and a ?post-medieval horse harness pendant.

A watching brief carried out by the NAU in 2000 revealed two medieval pits underneath a post medieval cobbled surface, probably a yard or a trackway.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	TF 98 36
Map Sheet:	TF93NE
Parish:	HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

February 1989. Area [1]. Fieldwalking and metal detecting finds.
Finder's Field 10:
See 25 inch plot in file on which
'B' (Context 2) sherds Thetford type ware
'C' (Context 3) at [2] Late Saxon stirrup strap mount with Ringerike animal ornament. See Illustration (S3) and Monograph (S4). Photographed.
'D' (Context 4) at [3] Butt end of Middle Bronze Age rapier, 1200 to 1000BC, (S5 and S6).
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU).
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 15 August 2020.

March 1989. Further fieldwalking & metal detecting.
Thetford type and medieval sherds.
Medieval buckle plate.
See lists & 1:2500 in file.

June & August to September 1990. Further fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Flint scrapers, blade, cores and flake.
Thetford type, medieval and post medieval sherds.
1st century As.
Middle Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists, 1:2500 plot in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) July 1990.

1991. Metal detecting finds.
Flints.
Roman, Late Saxon sherds.
Medieval belt fitting.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 30 September 1991.

1994. Metal-detecting and fieldwalking.
Found by [1] (generally located):
1 Mesolithic flint retouched blade.
1 Middle Saxon pin.
1 ?medieval lead pot mend.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM) and other objects by S. Margeson (NCM). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 March 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2014.

August 2000. Watching Brief. Contexts 5-9.
Monitoring of foundation trenches for new barn.
Two medieval pits were found beneath a post medieval cobbled surface.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
D. Gurney (NLA) 18 October 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2015.

See file for further details, plots, list.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 850 AD)
FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COBBLED ROAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARD STANDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
POT (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
RETOUCHED BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Article in Serial: Gurney, D. 1990. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1989. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt I pp 96-106. p 98.
---	Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---	Map: Finder's Map..
---	Photograph: NAU. JSL.
---	Photograph: 1990. LCF 5-7, Strap-end..
---	Photograph: 1990. LCF 8-13, Candle holder..
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Photograph: EWU13-15, EWX3-4,10-11.
<S1>	Unpublished Contractor Report: Underdown, S. 2000. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Primrose Farm, Hindringham. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 524.
<S2>	Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 713.
<S3>	Illustration: Penn, K.. 1989. Drawing of a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount. Film. 2:1.
<S4>	Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 416; p 89; Fig 56.
<S5>	Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1989. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age butt end of rapier.. Card. 1:1.
<S6>	Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1989. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age butt end of a rapier.. Card. 1:1.

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