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NHER Number:32619
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Fieldwalking here during 1997 recovered sherds of Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery along with a medieval roof tile. Metal-detecting between 1997 and 2013 retrieved Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval boy bishop token; a post-medieval token and undated and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated weights and metalworking debris; a Middle Bronze Age rapier and Late Bronze Age tanged chisel; an Iron Age brooch; Roman brooches, finger ring, needle, small terret and several hairpins; Saxon brooches; an Early Saxon buckle and sleeve clasp; a Middle Saxon pin and mount; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag and strap-end; a Late Saxon harness fitting; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval seal matrix, furniture fitting, gilt harness pendant and part of a cauldron; part of a medieval/post medieval sword guard, ring, thimble and a weight and a post-medieval apothecary weight, bodkin, crotal bells and powder flask.

Images

  • Medieval annular brooch from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British strap fitting from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon brooch from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Late Saxon brooch from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval buckle from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval strap fitting from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval weight from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval book fitting from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council
  • Drawing of medieval book fitting from NHER 32619 © Norfolk County Council

Location

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

Full description

February 1997. Metal detecting finds.
Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metal finds.
One Roman and two medieval coins.
See lists in file.
See published description of seal matrices (S6).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 April 1997.

11 March 1997. Fieldwalking finds - finder's field 39.
Medieval roofing tile.
Roman, medieval, post medieval pottery.
See full list and plans in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 11 July 1997.

Before 15 April 2005. Metal detecting.
Fourteen Roman, nine medieval and four post medieval coins.
Medieval boy bishop token.
Post medieval jettons and token.
Middle Bronze Age (S1), Late Bronze Age (S1), Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval (S2), post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 21 June 2005.

January - February 2007. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon nummular brooch & harness fitting.
Five medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval objects and post medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 07 March 2007.

Before 9 July 2007. Metal detecting in five areas (see map in file).
Romano-British, medieval and post medieval coins, post medieval token and jettons.
Romano-British, Early Saxon (S3), Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 October 2007.

November 2012-February 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman brooches and a strap fitting.
Early Saxon brooch.
Late Saxon brooch.
Medieval silver annular framed brooch, possible suspension loop, strap mounts, strap-ends, buckles and strap clasp.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble, cloth seal and weight.
Post-medieval buckles and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

2 February 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval book clasp fragment (S4).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

January-July 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
2 Roman copper alloy coins.
4 medieval silver coins.
1 post-medieval silver coin and 2 jettons.
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
1 Late Iron Age coin.
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon copper alloy finger ring.
Medieval buckles, strap ends, including a two-piece example with an animal head (S5), a folding strap clasp, possible drape hanger or curtain hook and lead spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked dress fastener.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 10 July 2013. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • 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 (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)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • STAPLE (Undated)
  • WEIGHT (Undated)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • RING (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 42 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NEEDLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PROBE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • MOUNT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BALANCE (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)
  • BUTTON (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)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NEEDLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STYLUS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SWORD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1350 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1539 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)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CLASP (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BODKIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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)
  • 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)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POWDER FLASK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 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 242 and 251.
---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2005. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age rapier blade fragment and a Late Bronze Age chisel.. Film. 1:1.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of a Medieval sword guard fragment.. Film. 2:1.
<S3>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of an Early Saxon S-brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S4>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy cast loop element from a two-part book clasp. Film. 2:1.
<S5>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of medieval copper alloy two-piece strap end. Film. 2:1.
<S6>Article in Serial: Geake, H., Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S. 1999. Medieval Seal Matrices from Norfolk, 1996-1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 353-358. no 20, p 355, no 70, p 357.

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