Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7455 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
In 1929 a Roman coin was recovered from this site and metal-detecting between 1994 and 2013 recovered a post-medieval pottery sherd; Roman and medieval coins and Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Bronze Age knife or sickle; a Roman enamelled mount and a vessel escutcheon or mount; a number of Early Saxon brooches; a medieval colander fragment and harness pendant and a medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 14 20 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12SW |
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| Parish: | SWANNINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1929. [1].
Coin of Allectus found by warrener (see Notes).
Figured in (S1), see also (S2) and (S3).
Details in file.
Compiled by E. B. Green (NCM).
February/March 1994. Metal detector finds. Found on or very close to site of previous find of coin. (incorrect - see correction in file).
Part of blade of Late Bronze Age knife/sickle (urn field influence according to British Museum (PRBA).
Sketch (S4).
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 August 1994.
May/June 1994.
Two Roman coins. See list in file.
Fragment of medieval bronze colander.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 October 1994.
Earlier 1995. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
Roman coins and metalwork.
Early Saxon brooches.
Medieval pendant.
See lists in file.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 July 1995.
September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
5 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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
- KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SICKLE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 325 AD to 335 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- COLANDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (13th Century - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
- WEIGHT (13th Century to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- POT (17th Century - 1615 AD to 1700 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 SW 8. |
| --- | 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 - Roman. Swannington. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LCS 1-2, Bronze escutcheon.. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LCS 5-6, Early Saxon brooch fragment.. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LCS 9-10, Early Saxon brooch fragment.. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LCS 15-16, Enamelled mount.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: Wortley, J. D. 1929. Antiquarian Treasures Discovered at Swannington, Norfolk. No 4. |
| <S2> | Publication: 30 November . Eastern Evening News. EEN. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: 1931. The Proceedings of the Society from 12th June to 31st December, 1930. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXIV Part II pp xxxiii-xlix. p xxxvii. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Rogerson, A. 1994. Sketch of a Late Bronze Age knife/sickle fragment.. Film. 1:1. |
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