Record Details

NHER Number:28463
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period metal objects, coins and pottery sherds

Summary

Fieldwalking here in 1991 recovered sherds of Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds. Subsequent metal detecting during 2004-06 retrieved a 9th century strap end, a medieval brooch, post medieval book clasps, a post medieval cloth seal and several Roman coins.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF91SW
Parish:WENDLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

13th/14th April 1991. Fieldwalking.
Four subdivisions, no concentrations
Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval sherds
Flints.
See list and plans in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 May 1991

September-October 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval strap end.
1 post medieval buckle, 1 book clasp and 1 tinned belt mount.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 November 2004.
J.page (HES) 11 March 2014.

November- December 2004. Metal-detecting.
4 Roman coins.
1 medieval buckle frame, 1 furniture mount.
2 post-medieval cast iron rings.
1 post-medieval/modern furniture handle.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
J.page (HES) 26 February 2014.

December 2004-January 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval brooch fragment (annular).
1 post-medieval pottery sherd (Staffordshire white salt-glazed stoneware) and 1 hooked tag.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), coin by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
J.Page (HES) 26 January 2014.

August/September 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
1 Middle-Late Saxon strap end (Thomas Class A Type 1, 9th century).
4 medieval coins and 1 composite three-part strap end.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead pot mend and 1 vessel leg.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 white metal bell mouth fragments, 1 belt/harness fitting, 1 belt mount, 1 book clasp, 2 buttons, 1 lead cloth seal, 2 lead weights (inc a 24-pennyweight Troy), 1 purse bar fragment and 1 silver clothing eye mount.
6 undatable lead weights (4 tubular, 2 plano-convex) and 1 lump of lead casting waste.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
The silver clothing eye mount was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2005 T448), and returned to finder.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 October 2005. Amended J. Page (HES), 11 March 2014, E. McDonald (HES), 11 August 2020.

July-August 2006. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 September 2006.
Updated by J.Page (HES) 26 January 2014.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 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)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 149; No 704.
---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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