Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3957 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Saxon metal find |
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Summary
An Early Saxon brooch was found in a field in 1964.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7902 1273 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71SE |
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| Parish: | SOUTHACRE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1964. Headplate and part of bow of bronze cruciform brooch ?GpII or III. Found while hoeing carrots in Spread Bush Field 102m (112 yards) from West Acre road to the west and 169m (185 yards) from hedge to the south. 1690m (1850 yards) east of Hall Farm.
W. Milligan (NCM).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Southacre. |
Related records - none
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