Record Details

NHER Number:33366
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Iron Age to Roman and medieval to medieval/post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1997 and 2017 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, medieval and post-medieval jettons, and undated, Iron Age to Roman, Early Saxon, medieval, and medieval/post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated steelyard weight; Iron Age to Roman and Roman brooches, an Early Saxon brooch, medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval and post-medieval weights, a post-medieval spur fragment, sword belt fitting, and a jews harp.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 06 83
Map Sheet:TM08SE
Parish:BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1997. Metal-detecting. [1].
Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 January 1998.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Medieval weights and buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval jews harp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 13 March 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.

November 2017. Metal-detecting rally. [3].
KLMD112017 - PAS details to follow.
Roman brooches.
Medieval buckles.
1 post-medieval jetton and buckles.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald, 1 January 2018.

November 2017. Metal-detecting. Club Rally. [4].
3 Roman coins and a brooch.
Undated steelyard weight.
Early Saxon Small-long brooch.
2 medieval coins, a medieval jetton and buckles.
Post-medieval weight and a spur fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2017.

November 2017. Metal-detecting. Club Rally. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 April 2018.

December 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 post-medieval coin, and a sword belt fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 150 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 96 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 128 AD to 137 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 330 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 525 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1292 AD to 1296 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1373 AD to 1415 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)

Protected Status - none

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