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Record Details

NHER Number:	31397
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal detecting has recovered finds dating from the Roman to the post medieval period. These include two possible Early Saxon buckles, a medieval harness fitting, a medieval gilt buckle and a medieval ampulla from Walsingham. The medieval buckle may depict a triple-towered castle. Pieces of medieval, and post medieval pottery have also been found. Medieval and post medieval coins, tokens and jettons have been recorded. All cropmarks previously recorded as part of this site are now recorded as part of NHER 17291.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TG30SE
Parish:	LANGLEY WITH HARDLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

ALL CROPMARKS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AS PART OF THIS SITE HAVE NOW BEEN MOVED TO NHER 17291.
See June 2007 entry below.

12 July 1990. NAU air photography.
Linear cropmarks.
D. Edwards (NAU).

1995. Metal detecting finds. Found by [1].
Medieval, late medieval/transitional, post medieval pottery.
Stoneware: Siegburg, Raeren, Frechen.
Edward I farthing and jetton.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 28 March 1995.
?Early Saxon buckle.
Medieval and post medieval objects.
See list in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), May 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM), 1 February 1995.

1995. Metal detecting finds. Found by [2].
Medieval harness fitting with rectangular plate, hook and broken hook opposite.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 5 June 1995.
Nuremberg jetton.
See list in file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 8 June 1995.

1995. Metal detecting finds.
Context 2 at TG 3588 0298c.
Three jettons.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 28 March 1995.
Medieval: bronze strap end with trefoil terminal; sheet bronze mount disc with projecting trefoil with rivet; ?bronze pot mend rivet; bronze buckle plate fragment?; bronze shell-shaped ?hinge plate.
Early post medieval: buckle d'looped with moulded frame; rectangular d'looped buckle.
Post medieval bronze button.
Lead and iron tie.
Post medieval bale seal (not cloth).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), April 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM), 1 February 1995.

1995. From Context 2.
Medieval base of pilgrim's ampulla, crown//coat of arms (Walsingham).
Medieval trefoil buckle.
Medieval strap end terminal.
S. Margeson (NCM), 8 September 1995.

Late 1995. Metal detecting.
Two lots of finds reported subsequently to those above.
Two medieval and one post medieval coin.
Post medieval token.
Two medieval and fourteen post medieval jettons.
Two ?Roman metal objects.
?Early Saxon buckle.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file and (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 November 2002.

October - November 2005. Metal detecting.
Eight medieval and three post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 April 2006.

Medieval finds in October - November 2005 include a medieval gilt buckle that may depict a triple-towered castle.
See description in file.
M. Dennis (NLA), 8 May 2006.

February-April 2006. Metal detecting.
Four medieval and six post medieval coins, medieval and post medieval jettons, post medieval tokens.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2006.

May-August 2006. Metal detecting.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
Post medieval coin.
Post medieval coin weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 November 2006.

June 2007. Norfolk NMP
All cropmarks previously recorded as part of this site are now recorded as part of NHER 17291.
J. Albone (NMP), 22 June 2007

August - September 2006. Metal detecting.
One medieval and two post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval jettons.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2007.

April - May 2007. Metal detecting.
Twenty two medieval and seventeen post medieval coins, medieval and post medieval jettons and metal objects, post medieval tokens.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 July 2007.

Mid 2007 and 15 April-2 May 2008. Metal detecting.
4 Medieval and 2 Post-Medieval coins; Medieval and Post-Medieval metal objects including a medieval tumbrel, a medieval jetton and token and 2 Post-Medieval tokens.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 September 2008.

Before 1 November 1995. Metal detecting.
Medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See photocopies of dated annotated Polaroids in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 2009.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
DOOR FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FERRULE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TUMBREL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BALANCE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BOOK FITTING (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)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STEELYARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (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)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. p 241.
---	Aerial Photograph: TG 3502 AG-AK.
---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.