Record Details

NHER Number:30983
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period objects and pottery sherds, Great Close

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in this area during 1994-2000 recovered a variety of objects. Finds included Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, post medieval brick/tiles, a piece of undated slag and part of a medieval/post medieval copper alloy vessel.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 86 22
Map Sheet:TF82SE
Parish:WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

18 September 1994. Large scatter containing NHER 3690, 3691, 15100, 16252, 16254.
?Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Post medieval brick/tiles etc.
See sketch map and list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 October 1994.

November 1994. Fieldwalking southwest area of site.
Scatter of Roman and medieval/post medieval sherds and brick/tile.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 30 November 1994.

April 1997. Fieldwalking.
Roman pottery scatter.
Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds, one slag, one stone.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 14 May 1997.

Before 16 March 2000. Metal detecting. Found at approximately [3].
Shoulder sherd of small cast copper alloy vessel. Metal is silvery grey colour, similar to bell metal. Narrowest part of neck, below an everted (missing) rim, suggests an internal diameter of 110mm. Late medieval or early post medieval.
Information from member of the public [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 June 2000.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • POLISHER (Undated)
  • RING (Undated)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.

Related records

16254Related to: Medieval pottery sherd (Find Spot)
15100Related to: Medieval pottery sherds (Find Spot)
3691Related to: Multi period metal objects, coins and pottery sherds (Find Spot)
3690Related to: Multi-period pottery sherds and post medieval metal objects (Find Spot)
16252Related to: Possible medieval or post medieval wall and medieval pottery sherd (Monument)

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