Record Details

NHER Number:36546
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Undated, Roman, Early Saxon, and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2001 and 2020 recovered medieval pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins and post-medieval jettons; as well as undated, Roman, Early Saxon, and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated metalworking debris and a weight; a Roman hair pin; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval lead pot mend; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment; and a post-medieval crotal bell, book fitting, and sword belt fitting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 37 12
Map Sheet:TG31SE
Parish:SOUTH WALSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

August 2001. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon brooch (photo in file).
Medieval lead pot mend.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 3 October 2001.

October 2001. Metal-detecting.
Medieval sherd.
Five undatable lead weights.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2001.

January 2002. Metal-detecting.
Roman coin.
Post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 March 2002.

November 2003. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval sword belt fitting and undatable lead scrap.
See list with grid references in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 January 2004.

August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 October 2006.

2001-2010. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin, Romano-British hairpin, medieval buckle pin and post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 May 2010.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 March 2011.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting.
Post medieval hooked tag.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 17 September 2012.

November 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval spindle whorl.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2020.

January 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 March 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 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

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 64 AD to 68 AD?)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1242 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: 2001. KSZ 16, Middle Saxon brooch.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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