Record Details

NHER Number:29248
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flints and multi-period pottery

Summary

Prehistoric flint flakes and pot boilers, pottery dating from the Roman to the post medieval periods and medieval brick found during fieldwalking. Metal detecting in 2009 recovered medieval coins, and medieval and post medieval metal finds.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 96 15
Map Sheet:TF91NE
Parish:GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1980s. Finds from OS 1928 Field 326.
Prehistoric flint flakes and pot boilers and Roman, medieval, and post medieval pottery sherds were found.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 October 1992

1996. Fieldwalking.
The field was walked in 6 subdivisions. No concentrations were found.
The finds include flint flakes, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, a piece of a millstone grit or similar quern, and a fragment of medieval brick. Some of the post medieval sherds look slightly like potting rejects, poorly glazed and over fired, compare with NHER 12948.
See list and sketch plan (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 September 1996.

before 9 January 2009. Metal detecting.
1 Roman, 1 medieval & 1 post-medieval coin, medieval strap end, ring, buckle, medieval/post-medieval weight, rowel spur, & post-medieval weight.
see lists in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 March 2009

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 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

  • QUERN (Undated)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WASTER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Map: Finder's Map..

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