Record Details

NHER Number:25271
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1990 and between 2005 and 2013 recovered Mesolithic and ?Neolithic worked flints; Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Middle/Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle/Late Bronze Age gold sheet strip; Roman brooches, bracelet fragments and a furniture fitting; Roman/Early Saxon belt loop; an Early Saxon bow brooch; Middle Saxon ansate brooches and pins; a Middle/Late Saxon dress accessories; a Late Saxon earring or finger-ring, a bridle bit or harness fitting and a strap-end; medieval dress accessories, part of a purse frame, an apothecary weight, thimble and a casket key; a medieval/post-medieval pilgrim badge, knife fragments and copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval dress accessories, harness mounts, a thimble, a toy whirligig or buzz disc and part of a knife with an faint engraving of St Christopher and Jesus on it.

Images

  • Late Saxon weight from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle/Late Bronze Age gold sheet strip from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval strap-end from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Roman cross bow brooch from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Mid to Late Saxon strap end from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval apothcary weight from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Roman strap fitting from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon Bow Brooch 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon finger ring 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon strap end 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon weight 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon/medieval mount 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle Bronze Age/Late Bronze Age ribbon 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle 2 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval knife 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval strap end 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval/post-medieval pilgrim badge 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle Saxon ansate brooch 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle Saxon/Lae Saxon buckle plate 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap end 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Post-medieval knife 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British furniture fitting 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council
  • Unknown unidentified object 1 from NHER 25271  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF93NE
Parish:HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1989. Fieldwalking.
Finder's field 11:
Area of pottery finds as plotted on enlarged 1:2500 map in file.
One base and one bodysherd Ipswich pimply ware; one rim Early medieval ware; 1 rim medieval unglazed ware; 4 bodysherds probably all medieval unglazed wares.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 21 April 1989.

December 1990. Metal-detecting and fieldwalking.
1 ?Neolithic flint adze and 1 core.
1 medieval coin (?foreign) and 1 copper alloy tanged rectangular buckle (15th century).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 February 1991.

Before 12 October 2005. Metal detecting.
Late medieval purse bar.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 November 2005.

Before 29 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
2 Mesolithic flint blade cores, 1 scraper and 1 blade.
1 Middle-Late Bronze Age gold sheet strip or ribbon ornament (S1).
2 Roman coins, 1 brooch and 1 bracelet.
1 ?Roman furniture stud.
1 Early Saxon brooch.
8 Middle Saxon pottery sherds (3 pimply Ipswich and 5 sandy Ipswich), 2 brooches and 3 pins.
1 Middle-Late Saxon strap end, 1 hooked tag and 1 buckle.
2 Late Saxon coins, 13 pottery sherds (Thetford type), 1 strap end, 1 finger ring, 1 finger/ear ring and 1 harness fitting/bridle bit knobbed loop.
1 ?Late Saxon copper alloy weight (S2).
1 Late Saxon/medieval mount.
16 medieval coins, 9 pottery sherds (6 unglazed and 3 glazed Grimston), 20 buckles, 5 strap ends (one drawn (S3)), 2 strap loops, 4 bar mounts, 2 strap fittings, 1 mount, 1 casket key, 1 knife end cap, 1 purse-frame pendent loop, 1 padlock, 1 lead spindle whorl and 1 lead pot mend.
1 medieval/post-medieval pilgrim badge, 1 copper alloy ring and 3 copper alloy vessel fragments.
5 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 5 buckles, 1 button, 1 copper alloy scale from knife, 1 thimble, 1 harness mount and 2 lead trade weights.
1 undatable copper alloy unidentified object.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), numismatic items by A. Marsden (HES) and pottery and other objects by A. Rogerson (HES). See list and descriptions in file.
The Bronze Age gold object was declared Treasure (Treasure case 2012 T466) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2013.115).
A. Rogerson (HES), 19 June 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2014 and A. Beckham (HES), 2 May 2018.

October-December 2011. Metal-detecting. [2].
One Roman coin.
One medieval coin, a strap fitting, shield-shaped strap-end and a buckle frame.
Medieval/post-medieval cast copper alloy sheet cooking vessel.
One post-medieval coin.
Piece of undated solidified molten copper alloy casting waste.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

29 November 2012.
The Bronze Age gold strip found (S1) in August or September 2011 and reported as treasure case 2012 T466 was declared Treasure at inquest.
E. Darch (HES), 7 December 2012.

January-May 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Neolithic-Bronze Age flint scraper.
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
Roman/Early Saxon belt loop.
3 Middle Saxon pottery sherds.
Middle/Late Saxon strap-end.
8 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
5 medieval coins, 4 pottery sherds, an apothecary weight, buckle frame, thimble and bar mount.
Medieval/post-medieval end-cap from a scale-tang knife and sheet scale from the proximal end of the handle of a scale-tang knife.
1 post-medieval token, 2 pottery sherds, harness mounts and a toy whirligig or buzz disc.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2013.

22 May 2013.
The Bronze Age gold strip found in August or September 2011 and reported as treasure case 2012 T466 was acquired by Norwich Castle Museum 22 May 2013.
E. Darch (HES), 23 May 2013.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • 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 to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 651 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 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

  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • BLADE CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • ADZE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
  • RIBBON (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 800 BC)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 64 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 275 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman to Early Saxon - 300 AD to 450 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • EAR RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 895 AD to 910 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 959 AD to 975 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1216 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1208 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1489 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1440 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1399 AD to 1489 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1507 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1580 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOY (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1633 AD to 1634 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1697 AD to 1697 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 20.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Map: Finder's Map..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Middle/Late Bronze Age gold sheet strip.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Late Saxon weight. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S3>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy strap-end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Related records - none

Find out more...

Norfolk County Council logo Heritage Lottery Fund logo

Powered by HBSMR-web and the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd, and mojoPortal CMS
© 2007 - 2024 Norfolk Historic Environment Service