Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11633 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Early Saxon brooch |
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Summary
A copper alloy small Early Saxon long brooch was found at this site. This find is indicative of an Early Saxon cemetery site, part of a larger Roman to Late Saxon settlement and Early Saxon cemetery complex.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 71 23 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF72SW |
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| Parish: | CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1972. Circumstances of discovery unknown.
Copper alloy small long brooch found east of site of Roman 'villa'.
Falls within metal detecting scatter NHER 25765.
Information per Catherine Hills (NAU) via NCM.
See (S1).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
Related records
| 25765 | Part of: Late Iron Age activity, Early Saxon cemetery and Roman to early medieval settlement, plus multi-period finds (Monument) |
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