Record Details

NHER Number:40858
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2004 and 2016 recovered medieval coins as well as undated and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated steelyard weight; a Late Saxon/medieval brooch; a medieval spindle whorl and a post-medieval crotal bell and hooked tag.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 40 91
Map Sheet:TM49SW
Parish:GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 22 July 2004. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon or medieval disc brooch.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 October 2004.

February- March 2009. Metal detecting (site extended).
Medieval coins, spindle whorl and post medieval crotal bell.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 April 2009.

January-February 2010. Metal detecting.
Post-medieval hooked tag and lead steelyard weight of uncertain date.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 March 2010.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1190 AD to 1204 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

Related records - none

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