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Record Details

NHER Number:	22053
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds

Summary

The recovery of stray finds, fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 1850 and 2018 retrieved prehistoric worked flint; undated, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval roof tile fragments; possible animal or human bone fragments; an undated quern stone fragment; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and Bronze Age, Iron Age/Roman, Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age looped palstave; a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch, a Roman brooch; an Early Saxon brooch; Late Saxon/medieval and Late Saxon/post-medieval spindle whorls; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval/post-medieval knife end-caps, cloth seals, a copper alloy vessel sherd, and possible musket balls and post-medieval unidentified objects and a harness mount. The Bronze Age palstave may be part of a scattered hoard together with objects from NHER 20692 and NHER 4755.

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Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TL79SW
Parish:	METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

THE SITE OF ST HELEN'S CHURCH AND THE CROPMARKS OF AN UNDATED RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE FORMERLY RECORDED UNDER NHER 22053 ARE NOW RECORDED UNDER NHER 4791 AND NHER 60097 RESPECTIVELY.

1850. Stray find. Context 8.
Roman coins found.
Information from (S2).
Previously recorded under NHER 4781.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 July 2014.

1952. Stray find. Context 7.
Roman sherds found. Possible 2nd century date.
Information from (S2).
Previously recorded under NHER 4890.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 July 2014.

1957. Stray find. Context 9. [1].
Middle Bronze Age palstave found.
Reported in (S4).
Previously recorded under NHER 4754.
See NHER 4755 for further discussion of additional Bronze Age finds recovered from the adjacent field.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 July 2014. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 26 July 2021.

1976. Stray find. Context 6. [2].
Beaker sherds found.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 July 2014.

1984. Metal detecting. [3].
Context 1.
27 Roman coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Context 11.
1 Iron Age coin. Exact location and finder of the coin uncertain. See file and [3]. Previously recorded under both NHER 21024 and NHER 22363.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 9 July 2014.

1985. Metal detecting. [4].
Context 2.
1 Iron Age coin.
Context 10.
Medieval buckle, strap-end, mount and hooked tag.
Post-medieval belt fastener.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 July 2014.

1980s. Metal-detecting.
Found by [6], probably in this field [8].
1 Early Saxon girdle hanger terminal.
1 medieval coin and 1 mount.
1 ?medieval pendant.
1 post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from NCM polaroids.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 July 2016.

1980s. Metal-detecting.
Found by [7], probably in this field [8].
1 Roman brooch (Hod Hill type) and 1 finger ring.
1 medieval coin.
Information from NCM polaroids.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 July 2016.

22 April 1987. Fenland Survey fieldwalking.
Context 3.
1 undated quern stone fragment.
Sparse to moderate Roman pottery sherd concentration.
Medieval pottery sherd.
Context 4.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Small undated pottery concentration, possibly medieval.
Some post-medieval material, find type not specified.
Context 5.
Prehistoric flint scatter and hammerstone.
Bronze Age flint scatter.
Possible Iron Age pottery sherds.
Roman pottery sherds.
Medieval pottery sherds.
Context 6.
Undated bone fragments.
Sparse medieval pottery sherd concentration.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 9 July 2014.

15 March 1988.
Contexts 1, 3 and 7: one continuous scatter.
1 or 2 Iron Age pottery sherds.
Roman pottery concentration.
A quantity of post-medieval material, find type not specified.
Context 5.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
Roman pottery sherd concentration.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 9 July 2014.

4 January 1992. Context 6.
4 undated pottery sherds, possibly medieval?
Medieval glazed roof tile.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 9 July 2014.

See full list of finds in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 January 1993.

May 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
Early Saxon brooch. Declared Treasure on 1 September 2014 (Ref: 2014 T379) and acquired by Norfolk Museums Service, Norwich Castle Museum on 11 November 2015.
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval cloth seal and probable musket balls.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [10].
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval knife-end stop.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval composite strap-end.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

February 2017. Metal-detecting. [12].
1 Late Iron Age coin.
Middle/Late Saxon caterpillar brooch.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [13].
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [14].
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon/post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel sherd.
Post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

September-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [15].
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database.
Medieval strap-end.
Post-medieval dress hook.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2017.

December 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [16].
Roman Colchester Deritative brooch.
Medieval strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval knife end-cap in the form of a trefoil and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018.

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [16].
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
The following objects are not recorded on the PAS database:
Late Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 April 2018.

February-March 2018. Metal-detecting. [17].
2 Roman coins.
Late Saxon/medieval spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [18].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

April-June 2018. Metal-detecting. [19].
5 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

ANIMAL REMAINS? (Undated)
HUMAN REMAINS? (Undated)
POT (Unknown date)
QUERN (Undated)
HAMMERSTONE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 75 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 314 AD to 314 AD)
COIN (Roman - 326 AD to 326 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 364 AD)
COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 590 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 950 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1189 AD to 1200 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1450 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1280 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1310 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
MUSKET BALL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1667 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 128. FENS.
---	*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW DX. FENS.
---	*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW DY. FENS.
---	*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW DZ. FENS.
---	Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 79 NW 26; TL 79 SW 1.
---	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---	Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Photograph: CQN 18-24 (I coin).
---	Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
<S1>	Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
<S2>	Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Methwold (2).
<S3>	Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Methwold.
<S4>	Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 3.

Related records

4755	Related to: Prehistoric finds, field north of Hanging Drove (Find Spot)
22364	Related to: Prehistoric occupation and Roman settlement, Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds (Find Spot)
20692	Related to: Unprovenanced Bronze Age palstave (Methwold, poorly located) (Find Spot)