Record Details

NHER Number:33824
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Late Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal finds

Summary

One Roman coin, a gold medieval quarter noble coin and a medieval harness pendant were found by metal-detecting in this area. A 15th century dog's head spout from a ewer was found in 2008. Metal-detecting in 2011 recovered a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment, a Late Saxon harness link, post-medieval spur and spoon.

Images

  • Late Bronze Age socketed axehead from NHER 33824  © Norfolk County Council
  • Post-medieval spoon bowl from NHER 33824  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG22NW
Parish:COLBY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

September 1998. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin.
Gold quarter noble.
See list and (S1) in file.
Area not thoroughly searched.
D. Gurney (NLA), 11 September 1998.

Before 2 February 2007. Metal-detecting.
Medieval harness pendant.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 April 2007.

Before 14 November 2008. Metal-detecting.
15th-century dog's head spout from an ewer.
See description in file
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 November 2008.

April-May 2011. Metal-detecting.
Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment (S2), Late Saxon and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 14 July 2011.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---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.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

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