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Record Details

NHER Number:31168
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1994 and 2013 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval roof tile fragments; Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins and Iron Age to post-medieval and undated metal objects. The metal finds include an Iron Age brooch; a Roman Colchester one-piece brooch, a Dolphin brooch, a probe, bucket escutcheon and a hair pin; a possible Early Saxon bronze annular bead; a Middle Saxon dress component; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval brooches, part of a box, a furniture fitting, pendant, stud, dagger chape fragment and a harness pendant and suspension mount; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment; a post-medieval harness mount and lead drain cover and an undated pair of tweezers.

Images

  • Romano-British bucket from NHER 31168 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval harness pendant from NHER 31168 © Norfolk County Council

Location

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

Full description

1994. Fieldwalking. Context 1.
Four probable Roman greyware body sherds.
One medieval roofing tile sherd.
One late medieval/transitional unglazed sherd.
One stamped motif stoneware sherd.
B. Cushion (NLA) December 1994.

April 1996. Metal detector finds. Context 2 - whole site.
One Iron Age coin. To be photographed.
Six medieval coins.
See list in file. Identifications by J. Davies (NCM).
Colchester one-piece brooch, spring, pin and catch plate missing. Plain bow, circular cross-section, tapering, plain and bent. Mid 1st century AD. Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
Possible Early Saxon bronze annular bead, double groove around outer edge. Diameter of 10.5mm, hole 5.5mm.
Lower part of medieval dagger chape. Fully enclosing. Terminal knob. Front decorated with engraved fleur-de-lis on elongated stem and punched dashes. Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 May 1996.

March/April 1996. Area of field metal detector.
Possible Iron Age brooch.
Roman brooch and probe.
Undated tweezers.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
Roman and medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) August 1996

Autumn 1996.
Roman and Late Saxon coins.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon dress fitting.
Medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 February 1997.

3 April 1997. Context 3 (includes Context 1 and Context 2 north). Fieldwalking finds - finder's field 42.
Roman, medieval, post medieval sherds.
Medieval roofing tile.
See full list and plan in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 11 July 1997.

Before 4 November 2005. Metal detecting.
Iron Age Iceni coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 June 2006.

Before 25 April 2006. Metal detecting.
Sixteen Roman and three medieval coins.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 August 2006.

Before 11 February 2008. Metal-detecting.
Found at [8]:
1 Iron Age coin.
1 post-medieval silver gilt pendant.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and pendant by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list in file.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2020 [9].

Before 9 November 2012. Metal-detecting. [4].
5 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy button.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

November 2012-February 2013. Metal-detecting [6].
Finds recovered from north-west quarter of the site, centred on [7].
Roman brooch and bucket escutcheon.
Medieval buckles, strap loops and harness pendant and suspension mount.
Medieval/post-medieval double-hooked dress fastener.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

February 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval buckle and drain cover.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

Monument Types

  • 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 - 651 AD to 850 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

  • TWEEZERS (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TOILET ARTICLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • BUCKET (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1200 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1215 AD to 1218 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1251 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1530 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 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)
  • CUFF LINK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRAIN COVER (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. p xxxiii.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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