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Record Details

NHER Number:	3739
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking has recovered a large number of finds dating from the Neolithic to the post medieval period. These include two Neolithic polished axeheads, fragments of a Bronze Age rapier, an Iron Age terret, a Roman Hod Hill brooch, a Middle Saxon caterpillar brooch, a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, a medieval dagger chape and a 19th century ring brooch.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TF71NW
Parish:	GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Around 1946.
Polished flint axe.
Information from (S1).

1980. Stray Find.
Neolithic polished stone axehead. Greenstone, 12cm long, worn and damaged. See outline sketch (S2).
Identified at King's Lynn Museum, April 1980.
Compiled by R. Trett (KLM) April 1980. Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.

1980 to 1981. From same location as the above.
Late Bronze Age/Iron Age rim sherd of West Harling/Staple Howe type; Roman sherds.
Late Saxon/medieval sherds.
Material not seen.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 November 1981.

1982. Site fieldwalked again.
No other sherds (certainly no more West Harling ware) but dozens of pot boilers.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 November 1982.

1985. Stray Find.
Stated to have been found on this site (from copy of NAU map) but no locations given:
Iron Age terret. See drawings (S4) and (S5).
Middle Saxon caterpillar brooch. See drawing (S6).
Roman and medieval metalwork.
See list in file.
Middle Saxon brooch donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1986.248).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 7 October 1985. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.

August 1993.
Late Saxon metalwork, including a box mount, which was reidentified as a stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S8). Also see Polaroid (S9).
1 medieval coin and other metalwork.
See lists in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 October 1993. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 5 August 2020.

December 1993. Metal detecting.
Roman, medieval, post medieval metalwork.
Medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 December 1993.

December 1993 to February 1994. Metal detecting.
Bronze Age copper alloy rapier blade. See drawing (S7).
Iron Age coin.
Roman brooches.
Middle Saxon pin.
Medieval brooch and buckle.
Medieval coin.
Post medieval coin weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 March 1994.

March 1994. Individually located finds. For ngrs see Notes.
Medieval bronze strap end, rectangular, two piece, tiny terminal, two rivets; two pairs of transverse grooved decoration and rocker arm X on front face.
Bronze? Late Saxon finger ring with tapering terminals, decorated with diagonal engraved grooves.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 April 1994.

September 1996. Metal detecting.
Roman brooch and ornament.
Medieval, post medieval and undated metal finds.
One medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 1996.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Undated)
WEIGHT (Undated)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (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)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

Higher Level Stewardship

Sources and further reading

---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Photograph: 1994. LEF 9-10, Iron Age coin..
---	Photograph: CUL 33-36, CUM 28-36, CUB 1-12, CUN 22-24.
<S1>	Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Gayton.
<S2>	Illustration: [King's Lynn Museum staff]. 1980. Outline sketch of a Neolithic polished stone axehead. Paper. 1:1.
<S3>	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S4>	Illustration: Gregory, T. 1985. Drawing of an incomplete Iron Age copper alloy terret. Film. 2:1.
<S5>	Illustration: Gregory, T. 1985. Drawing of an incomplete Iron Age copper alloy terret [partially coloured]. Film. 2:1.
<S6>	Illustration: Gregory, T. 1985. Drawing of a Middle Saxon copper alloy caterpillar brooch. Film. 2:1.
<S7>	Illustration: Woor, F. 1994. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy rapier blade. Paper. 1:1.
<S8>	Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 446; pp 93 and 96; Fig 58.
<S9>	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. Polaroid No: 4805.