Record Details

NHER Number:28719
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric pot boilers and medieval to post-medieval metal objects

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1991 and subsequently between 2011 and 2018 noted the presence of a number of pot boilers in this area and recovered a post-medieval pottery sherd; medieval and post-medieval coins, jettons and tokens; and Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories, finger-rings and weights; and a post-medieval harness mount.

Images

  • Medieval pendant from NHER 28719  © Norfolk County Council
  • Post-medieval cloth seal from NHER 28719  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 20 03
Map Sheet:TG20SW
Parish:SWARDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1991. Metal detector finds. [1].
Medieval to post medieval coins and metalwork.
See file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 4 December 1991.

November 2001. [2]
Potboilers and crazed flints reported somewhere in this area.
Information through H. Paterson (A&E).
D. Gurney (NLA), 21 January 2002.

August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
One medieval and two post-medieval coins, post-medieval signet ring and jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 20 October 2011.

Before 7 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 May 2012.

July-August 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects and post-medieval coin weight.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 11 September 2012.

July 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount.
1 medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval token and a weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 September 2018.

July 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.

July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval weight.
1 post-medieval jetton and 1 pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.

13 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [6].
PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 16 October 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 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 BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 320 AD to 400 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1447 AD to 1497 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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 COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1648 AD to 1672 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1684 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

Related records - none

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