Record Details

NHER Number:30348
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi period metal object scatter

Summary

Metal detecting at this site in 1993 and 2004 recovered a range of multi period metal objects. These comprised, amongst others, a medieval stirrup-shaped buckle and buckle plate, a post medieval harness buckle and a fragment of lead from either a vessel or Roman sarcophagus.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 02 88
Map Sheet:TM08NW
Parish:QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1993. Metal detector find.
Medieval stirrup shaped buckle and buckle plate.
Medieval belt hasp and rivet hole in base.
Finder source [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 15 November 1993.

1993. Metal detector find.
Post medieval harness buckle.
Polaroid (S1) in file.
Finder source [2].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 23 December 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 31 December 1993.

February/March 2004. Metal detecting. Site extended to location [3].
Lead fragment, of Roman or post medieval vessel or Roman sarcophagus.
Very unusual Late Saxon/Medieval stirrup terminal.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
Two post medieval tokens.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 22 April 2004.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • RING (Unknown date)
  • SARCOPHAGUS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

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