Record Details
| NHER Number: | 24569 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Iron Age to Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Investigations of this site during 1986-2005 recovered a variety of objects. Finds included prehistoric flint flakes and a group of burnt flints, a Late Saxon strap end, a medieval key and a post medieval bell. Sherds of Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery have also been found on site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 00 38 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03NW |
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| Parish: | FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
This record has been superseded by NHER 32746. See NHER 32746 for all recent finds.
Two World War Two spigot bases previously recorded under this record are now recorded under NHER 64031. A burnt mound previously recorded under this record is now recorded under NHER 64032. E. McDonald (HES), 20 February 2020.
1986 to 1987. Location [1]. Well defined area in centre of field, pot concentration.
Thirty-eight Thetford type ware sherds.
Ninety medieval unglazed sherds.
Twenty-nine glazed Grimston ware sherds.
One possible Dutch late medieval glazed sherd.
Three Late medieval transitional sherds.
Twenty-three post medieval mostly glazed red earthenware sherd.
Iron key medieval, (S1) type VIIA kidney shaped bow, 136mm long.
Information from member of the public [2].
February to March 1988. Detailed fieldwalking in 25m square.
See finds description, fieldwalking plan (S2) and pottery distribution plans (S2) for further details.
A. Rogerson (NLA), January 1988 and 3 August 1988.
April 1993. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Saxon openwork strap end fragment with two rivet holes in solid end with traces of iron. Diagonal ribbing across top and milled edges. Openwork decoration below and punched annulets on relief animal in centre. ?Unfinished hole between two rivet holes. To be photographed.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 May 1993.
1988/1996. Casually collected and selected finds. [4].
One base Thetford type (weight 16g) ware.
One handle Grimston Thetford ware (or unglazed Grimston) (weight 44g).
Two medieval unglazed sherds.
Four Glazed Grimston sherds.
Two Glazed Red Earthenware sherds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 April 1997.
November/December 1996. Fieldwalking, casual finds.
Five fragments of lava quern (four with tooling marks on one face). Found in two areas, in A1 and B1, and in C2 to C4.
Very large late medieval/early post medieval three piece bronze crotal bell. Sphere of two pieces, lower with two apertures, joined by a slit suspension loop of folded strip.
Remains of iron pea. Height (excluding loop) 33mm. Diameter 39mm. Found in C1.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 April 1997.
9 October 1998. Surface find in survey square C2. [5].
Lavav quern fragment, max thickness 37mm. Tooling on one face.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 July 2000.
31 October 1998 to 17 January 1999. Field observation. [6].
Identifed by P. A. Robins (NCM).
Square C3: long narrow secondary flint flake from pebble core, retouched/worn at right edge.
Square C4: tertiary flint flake fragment, edge damage probably accidental.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 July 2000.
May 2005. Surface find in grid D9.
Retouched prehistoric ?Neolithic flint flake.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2006.
May 2005. Surface find in grid C3.
Undated lava quern fragment, maximum thickness 40mm (weighing 408g).
Medieval brick fragment, ? X ? X 48mm (296g).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2006.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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
- QUERN (Undated)
- WEIGHT (Undated)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: 1993. LFD 29-31, Late Saxon strapend.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: 1954. London Museum Medieval Catalogue. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Hotblack, T. E. 1990. Fieldwalking Notes and Pottery Distribution Plans. 1988 Fieldwalking at Dalling Home Field/Pig Meadow, Manor Farm. |
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