Record Details

NHER Number:28373
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Fieldwalking between 1990 and 1991 recovered a number of Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, as well as a Roman bronze key handle with pelta-shaped openwork decoration and the remains of an iron stem in the socket. Metal-detecting between 2010 and 2017 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman key fragment; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval casket key, seal matrix, weight and thimble; and a medieval/post-medieval spur rowel.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 07 08
Map Sheet:TG00NE
Parish:RUNHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1990 to 1991. Fieldwalking. General spread of pottery.
Three Roman greyware.
Two Oxfordshire red-slip, including largish base sherd.
One medieval unglazed, one glazed Grimston.
One oxidised Roman or late medieval transitional.
One unidentified sandy sherd.
Roman bronze key handle found. Pelta-shaped openwork decoration and remains of iron stem in socket. [1].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 March 1991.

December 2010-January 2011. Metal-detecting.
4 medieval and 1 post-medieval coin, and 2 post-medieval jettons.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 21 February 2011.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
1 post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 medieval coins, a buckle and a casket key.
Medieval/post-medieval spur rowel.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

June-July 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman key fragment.
5 medieval coins, buckles, a strap-end, seal matrix, weight, and a thimble.
3 post-medieval coins and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 September 2017

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • 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 (Undated)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPEARHEAD (Medieval to Middle Saxon - 1100 AD to 800 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1213 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1222 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1343 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1460 AD to 1490 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1466 AD to 1466 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD to 1521 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1594 AD to 1596 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1750 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1690 AD to 1699 AD?)

Protected Status - none

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