Record Details
| NHER Number: | 51243 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period findspot |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 2007 revealed an Iron Age hoard consisting of a linch pin head and two linch pin feet, a handle from a Roman vessel and a possible Roman sceptre handle. Medieval and post medieval lead and copper alloy objects including a cloth seal, unidentified object with animal head kop and belt fittings were also recovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TM19SW |
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| Parish: | CARLETON RODE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Before 2 October 2007. Metal detetcing.
Iron Age hoard consisting of a linch pin head (S1) and two linch pin feet (S2).
A handle from a Roman vessel (S3) and a possible Roman sceptre handle (S4).
Medieval and post medieval lead and copper alloy objects including a cloth seal, unidentified object with animal head kop (S5) and belt fittings.
See descriptions in file.
The Iron Age linch pin hoard was reported as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2007 T589) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.268).
E. Darch (NLA), 31 January 2008 and A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 July 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2020.
See NHER 39434 and NHER 50145 for details of other Iron Age objects found in the immediate vicinity.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 8 January 2009.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- HOARD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- LINCH PIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SCEPTRE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JEWS HARP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. pp 65-66 and 228; No 80; Fig 80. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a linch pin head.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of two linch pin feet.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a handle from a Roman vessel.. Film. 1:1. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2008. Drawing of a Roman furniture fitting, mount or possible sceptre handle.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S5> | Illustration: Cope, J. 2007. Drawing of medieval unidentified object.. Film. 2:1. |
Related records
| 39434 | Related to: Iron Age hoard and post medieval lamp (Find Spot) |
| 50145 | Related to: Multi-period metal objects and coins (Find Spot) |