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Record Details

NHER Number:	31075
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period findspot

Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking here between 1994 and 2016 recovered a large quantity of prehistoric to post medieval objects including Neolithic worked flints, a dispersed Bronze Age hoard, a concentration of Iron Age pottery, coins and brooches, and Roman, Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery and metal objects.

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Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TF71NE
Parish:	WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1994. Metal detector finds. Area centred as above, most finds in southwest part. Context 1.
Middle Bronze Age spearhead and axe, (S1).
Medieval belt fitting and mirror.
Medieval and Roman coins, post medieval coin and tokens.
See list in file. Drawing in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 December 1994.

January 1996. Fieldwalking survey by [1]. Contexts 2-3, survey numbers 8-9.
Neolithic/Bronze Age knife.
Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds.
See full details in file.
South end of site - finds not kept separate from NHER 30821, q.v.
E. Rose (NLA) 22 July 1996.

1996. Fieldwalking by source [1].
Iron Age, Roman, medieval, post medieval sherds.
Flints.
Roman coin pierced for suspension.
See lists and sketch plan in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 3 January 1997.

Before 20 December 2006. Metal detecting.
Fragment of gold, possibly Bronze Age, unidentified object.
See description in file.
Acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2009.201).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 February 2007.

Before 9 July 2007. Metal detecting.
1 Iron Age, 3 Roman British, 4 medieval and 3 post medieval coins.
Neolithic worked flints, Late Bronze Age, (S2 and S3), Iron Age/Roman, Roman (S4), medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 October 2007.

Before 2 November 2007.
Metal detecting.
14 Roman and 6 medieval coins, Late Bronze Age, Romano-British, Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects, medieval and post medieval jettons, 2 post medieval tokens.
See lists in file.
These finds include a Middle/Late Saxon silver pin that was acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.486).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 February 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.

The fieldwalking undertaken in 1996 identified a concentration of Iron Age pottery (Iron Age site 1).
See (S5).
D. Robertson (NLA), 28 July 2008.

Before 7 July 2008. Metal-detecting.
Dispersed Late Bronze Age hoard including an awl (S6).
Roman hair pin (S7).
Post-Medieval toy halberd.
See list in file.
The Late Bronze Age hoard was acquired by Norwich Castle Museum Museum (NWHCM : 2009.237).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 September 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2020.

Before 15 May 2012. Metal-detecting.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S8), additional to hoard discovered in 2008.
Late Bronze Age spearhead (S9) and sword blade tip (S10), Early Saxon brooch, and Late Saxon ingot.
See description and (S11) in file and (S12).
The fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axe additional to the hoard found in 2008 was reported as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2012 T 468), declared Treasure at inquest and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2013.205).
A. Rogerson (HES), 29 June 2012 and E. Darch (HES), 4 December 2012 and 7 August 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2020.

April-May 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Additional copper alloy objects from area of scattered Late Bronze Age hoard including awls, socketed tool fragment, socketed chisel, two-edged knife fragment, annular beads, ingots and (potentially unrelated) molten fragments (S13).
Information from PAS import.
This second Late Bronze Age hoard was reported as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2013 T374), declared Treasure at inquest on 1 September 2014 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2015.108).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013 and E. Darch (HES), 5 September 2014 and 18 August 2015. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2020.

December 2015-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 undated unidentified object.
Roman brooch fragments, a bracelet fragment and a furniture fitting.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Late Saxon finger ring.
Medieval buckles, strap fittings, strap-ends, knife end caps, and a mirror case fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval lace chapes, copper alloy rings, a harness mount, bell, purse frame ovoid, buckle and a button.
1 post-medieval token, a mount with a bust of a winged putto, an attachment link from a sword belt fitting, a harness mount and a divider arm.
Information from PAS import.
The following objects are not recorded on the PAS database:
8 Roman coins.
6 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
3 post-medieval coins, 5 jettons, and 1 token.
See list in file for 12153.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Undated)
FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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 (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
INGOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
AXEHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TOKEN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 730 AD to 1100 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 801 AD to 900 AD)
INGOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
CANDLESTICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1230 AD to 1600 AD)
LACE TAG (Medieval to 16th Century - 1230 AD to 1600 AD)
BELL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1270 AD to 1650 AD)
MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DIVIDERS (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
MOUNT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. pp 48, 108, 227 and 234; Nos 39 and 202; Figs 39 and 202.
---	Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. p xiii.
---	Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 20.
---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1994. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age socketed axe fragment and a Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment. Film. 1:1.
<S2>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age spearhead tip. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S3>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe rim fragment.. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S4>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of Roman miniature flat axe. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S5>	Article in Serial: Davison, A. 2003. The Archaeology of the Parish of West Acre. Part 1: Field Survey Evidence. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 202-221. pp 208-209.
<S6>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl.. Film. 1:1.
<S7>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Middle Saxon silver pin. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S8>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead.. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S9>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age spear tip. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S10>	Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of the tip of Late Bronze Age copper alloy sword blade. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S11>	Map: Finder's Map..
<S12>	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S13>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Drawing of additional copper alloy objects from area of scattered Late Bronze Age hoard.. Film. 1:1.

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