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Record Details

NHER Number:	17626
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting along the route of a pipeline have recovered a large number of finds dating from the Mesolithic to the post medieval period. These include a Mesolithic flint blade, two Iron Age gold coins made in France and many Roman coins, brooches and fragments of pottery. The density of these finds suggests that this was an important Iron Age and Roman site.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TF63SE
Parish:	INGOLDISTHORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

September 1981. Found in digging pipeline, in two sections.
[1] to [2] and [3] to [4].
Finds not kept separate.
Approximately twenty four sherds of assorted Roman coarse wares.
One mortarium rim.
One sherd Castor ware with barbotine decoration.
One sherd fine reddish ware subjected to fire.
Sherds were in a black sandy layer around 90cm to 1.2m (3 to 4 feet) thick, with much flint.
E. James (KLM), 26 September 1981.

Winter 1983-84. Fieldwalking.
Found on surface of ploughed field while walking strip along eastern proposed line in bypass fieldwork. For purpose of this survey Field No.99 and route B.
In 25m blocks from southwest edge of field. Numbered 1 to 18 from south.
Scatter of Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Continuous with pipe trench finds made earlier.
Seems to run into NHER 1555 on northwest.
Important major Roman and Iron Age sites.
A. Gregory (NAU), 27 March 1984.

1984 to 1985.
Area extended to northeast to include further finds of slag, many Roman coins, and Early Saxon cruciform brooch.

1986.
Further finds as above, also medieval metalwork.

1988. Metal detecting find.
Iron Age coins found.
See lists and (S1) in file
E. Rose (NAU).

For results of 1984 soil phosphate and magnetic susceptibility survey, see archive for NHER 1555.
D. Gurney (NLA), 23 October 1996.

1979 to 1989.
Following items are noted on a list and map of finds from site NHER 1555 by NCM. No other details received.
Colchester fibula one piece.
Roman mortar (formerly called broken pendant)
Fibula two parts.
Two decorated Roman mounts.
Decorated plate, late medieval mount.
The list is in the file for NHER 1555.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 April 1999.

1991/1992. Metal detecting.
Four Roman coins. See list in file. Identified by by J.A. Davies (NCM), 19 April 1993.
Two flint flakes, possibly Bronze Age. Identified by P. Robins (NCM).
Roman harness pendant, spindle, whorl, brooch.
?Late Saxon or medieval dec strip.
Medieval buckle (S4), harness pendant, two harness mounts, belt loop, lead spindle whorl, binding strip.
Post medieval hooked tag, two buckles and face knob?
(S2) and details in file.
W.F. Milligan (NLA), 19 April 1993.

1993/1994. Metal-detecting.
1 Mesolithic retouched blade.
1 Neolithic core, 1 retouched flake and 1 flake.
7 Roman coins.
3 medieval buckles.
1 post-medieval Charles I 1/4d token and 2 buckles.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM). See list in file.
W.F. Milligan (NLA), 25 April 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2013.

1994/1995. Metal detected finds.
2nd/4th century coins.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 23 January 1996. See list in file.
Post medieval harness mount.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1995. See (S2).
W. Milligan (NCM), 16 June 1995.

1995/1996. Metal detected finds.
3rd century coin.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 17 April 1997. See list in file.
5th/6th century cruciform brooch knob.
Medieval belt fitting.
Medieval vessel repair.
Medieval or early post medieval buckle.
?Date bronze waste.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM) 1996. See photocopy list in file.
Also two Roman brooches not kept separate from other sites - see list under NHER 1554.
W. Milligan (NCM), 21 April 1997.

1997/1998. Metal detecting.
See (S1) for these located finds.
Three Roman coins. See list together with NHER 1554, 1555 and 1558.
?Roman, undatable, medieval and post medieval metal finds in area. Control. [5].
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 July 1999.

2003 to 2004. Metal detecting.
Nine Roman coins.
Roman and medieval metal objects.
See lists and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 December 2004.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
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

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
PUNCH (Undated)
SCABBARD (Undated)
SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
STAPLE (Undated)
WEIGHT (Undated)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
BOW BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
SKILLET (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SKILLET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LOUVRE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPOON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAINER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
---	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---	Unpublished Document: Wymer, J.J.. 1988. Iron Age Gold Coins from Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk.
---	Unpublished Document: Gregory, T.. 1989. Two Iron Age Gold Coins found at Ingoldisthorpe. 20 March.
---	Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Gold coins are returned to finder. 31 March.
---	Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1989. Treasure-hunter can keep coins. 4 April.
---	Photograph: 1993. LFN 10-11, Medieval buckle..
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
---	Illustration: Penn, K. 1992. Drawing of a medieval buckle. Film. 2:1.
---	Photograph: EXD 9-12.
<S1>	Map: Finder's Map..
<S2>	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S3>	Unpublished Document: Robins, P.A.. Lithic Report.