Record Details

NHER Number:31881
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Saxon metalwork, multi-period finds and pottery sherds

Summary

Fieldwalking in this area during 1995-96 recovered sherds of Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery. Metal detecting on site in 1996 also retrieved an Iron Age/Roman button or harness fitting, a Late Saxon ring and brooch along with a post medieval cloth seal. Metal-detecting between 2010 and 2018 recovered a medieval coin and finger ring.

Images - none

Location

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

Full description

1995/1996. Fieldwalking survey by [1]. Overlaps site NHER 3876. Survey Field 5.
Much Roman including Samian.
Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds.
See full details in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 22 July 1996.

October 1996. Fieldwalking by source [2].
Late Saxon, Middle Saxon, Roman, medieval sherds.
See lists and sketch plan in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 3 January 1997.

Autumn 1996. Metal detector finds.
Iron Age/Roman button or harness fitting.
Late Saxon ring ring and brooch.
Post medieval cloth seal.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 February 1997.

Before 13 April 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 22 November 2010.

August 2017-March 2018, Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval signet ring.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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 (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
  • WHETSTONE (Undated)
  • BUTTON (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

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