Record Details

NHER Number:28961
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1990 and 2017 recovered Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a fragment of an Iron Age terret; a Roman disc; a medieval buckle and a post-medieval cloth seal.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 79 22
Map Sheet:TF72SE
Parish:GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

February 1990. Metal-detecting. [1].
Iron Age terret fragment.
Roman partly melted copper alloy decorated disc.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) 20 June 1990.
W. Milligan (NCM) 15 May 1990.

January-February. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle.
Post-medieval cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.


(S1) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 08 October 2019

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • DISC (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Roman figurine fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Related records - none

Find out more...

Norfolk County Council logo Heritage Lottery Fund logo

Powered by HBSMR-web and the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd, and mojoPortal CMS
© 2007 - 2024 Norfolk Historic Environment Service