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March-April 2003. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware) and 1 brooch.
1 medieval jetton and 1 pottery sherd.
Pottery Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), other object by S. Ashley (NLA) and coin by A. Marsden (NLA), See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 May 2003.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 5 February 2014.

December 2003 - January 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 prehistoric blade-like flint flake.
1 Iron Age ?terret fragment.
2 Roman coins, 1 lock-bolt fragment, 1 brooch (dolphin) and 1 finger ring.
1 Early saxon brooch fragment (small-long).
2 ?Early Saxon pottery sherds (1 sagging base, 1 body hard dark grey reduced coarse sandy).
1 Middle-Late Saxon brooch (nummular), 1 strap end and 1 hooked tag,
1 medieval coin, 2 jettons (inc 1 mounted as a brooch), 1 spur buckle, 1 composite three-part strap-end, 1 composite three-part strap-end and 1 lead weight (troy, 3/4oz).
1 medieval/post-medieval cauldron foot fragment and 1 vessel leg.
1 post-medieval sword belt hooked mount.
1 undatable lead weight and 1 white metal and copper alloy molten lump of casting waste.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 February 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

June-July 2004. Metal-detecting.
3 Middle Saxon strap ends.
1 post-medieval hooked mount.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 10 July 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 March 2014.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 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 (Unknown date)
• WEIGHT (Unknown date)
• FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
• HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
• STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
• BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• CAULDRON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (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)

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Whissonsett (Parish Summary)