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Record Details

NHER Number:31569
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman military artefacts and multi-period metal objects and coins

Summary

Metal detecting in this area during 1995-2002 recovered a vast array of multi-period metal objects and coins. Particularly interesting finds included an Iron Age coin, Roman seal box, Early Saxon buckle, a Roman military dress or harness fitting, an Early or Middle Saxon bead and a medieval lead ampulla. In addition, aerial photographs taken in 1996 showed the cropmarks of a rectilinear enclosure here.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 84 29
Map Sheet:TF82NW
Parish:TATTERSETT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

August/September 1995. Metal detecting. Southern part of field, generally located finds.
Ten Roman coins.
Medieval buckles.
Post medieval metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 October 1995.

1995. Metal detecting. Whole field, generally located finds concentrated at north end.
Eighteen Roman coins.
Roman key and seal box.
Early Saxon buckle.
Medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 November 1995.

October/November 1995. Metal detecting.
Roman, medieval and post medieval coins.
Iron Age object.
Roman brooches and ring.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 November 1995.

Some of the 1996 finds from NHER 31089 may really be from this site.

29 July 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Faint cropmarks can be seen of a rectilinear enclosure (at NGR [1]) (not previously recorded).
H. Clare (NLA) 2 May 2001.

January 1997. Metal detecting.
Thirty-seven Roman coins.
Post medieval jetton.
Much Roman metalwork.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 22 February 1997.

February 1997. Metal detecting.
Roman and medieval metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 April 1997.

1998. Metal detecting.
Forty-five Roman coins.
Medieval jetton.
Roman metal finds including military dress or harness fitting.
Early Saxon/Middle Saxon ?bead.
Medieval metal finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 December 1998.

January 2000. Metal detecting.
Twenty Roman coins.
Roman sherd, Roman metal objects.
Medieval metal objects.
Medieval/Post medieval buckle.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 March 2000.

2001-2002. Metal detecting.
Finds mostly from this field, but slightly contaminated with material from NHER 31089 and 31589.
Eighteen Roman coins.
Three medieval coins.
Three post medieval coins.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
From this field! Roman terret and wasp brooch, and ??Roman projectile head.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 April 2002.

Before 30 April 2005. Metal-detecting.
Brought in on 'Fabulous Finds Day', held Saturday 30 April. Found at [2] "within last six months":
1 Iron Age coin (silver unit).
10 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
Identified by A. Marsden (NCM), see find record sheet in file [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 27 February 2019.

Monument Types

  • RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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

  • FINGER RING (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • PROJECTILE (Unknown date)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 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)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PROJECTILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BEAD (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (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)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COLANDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (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)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COLANDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (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

---Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF8429/AFH - AFP.
---Photograph: 1999. KSE 13, Undated bronze object..
---Photograph: 1999. KSE 10, Early/Middle Saxon bead fragment..
---Photograph: 2002. KSG 15, Middle Saxon Pin and Early Saxon knob..
---Photograph: 1999. KSH 25, Medieval bronze mount/pilgrim brooch..
---Photograph: 1995. LCH 21, Iron Age cast object..
---Photograph: 1995. LCH 22-23, Medieval openwork belt mount..
---Photograph: 1995. LCH 24-25, Romano British finger ring fragment..
---Photograph: 1995. LCK 16-17, Early Saxon buckle..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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