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Record Details

NHER Number:	32608
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Early Saxon inhumation cemetery

Summary

A number of Early Saxon brooches, a girdle hanger, a pendant and other metalwork, found by metal detecting, suggests that this is the site of an Early Saxon inhumation cemetery. Roman coins, and medieval and post medieval metalwork has also been found by metal detecting on the site.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TF82NE
Parish:	DUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
	TATTERSETT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1996. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon girdle hanger.
Middle Saxon pin.
Late Saxon stirrup. See drawing (S1).
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 March 1997.

1998. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon objects suggesting inhumation cemetery in the south part.
Roman coins in the north part
Medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 April 1999.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
INHUMATION (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
INHUMATION CEMETERY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BRACELET (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SHEATH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAINER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

SHINE

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: 1999. KSJ 36, Romano British brooch fragment.
---	Photograph: 1999. KSJ 34, Early Saxon small long brooch fragment..
---	Photograph: 1999. KSJ 33, Early Saxon triangular spangle..
---	Photograph: 1999. KSJ 32, Early Saxon wrist clasp..
---	Photograph: 1999. KSJ 31, Early Saxon unidentified object..
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Illustration: Holness, A. 1997. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup fragment. Paper. 1:1.