Record Details
| NHER Number: | 14317 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Fragments of medieval and post medieval pottery were found on the bed of a dried out pond at this location in 1978. Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2020 recovered medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including a medieval finger ring, buckle and end cap from whittle-tang knife and a medieval/post-medieval decorated wheel pommel from a sword and scabbard chape.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 23 92 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM29SW |
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| Parish: | MORNINGTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Autumn 1978. [1].
By side of, and from bed of dry pond (marked on tithe map). Late Saxon rim sherds, medieval sherds including four rims 13th/14th century, late medieval/ Transitional wares, 15th/16th century with one overfired glazed sherd, and 17th century sherd of lead-glazed earthenware.
January 1979.
The Late Saxon sherds now reidentified as medieval.
September 2017-September 2018. [2].
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval spur.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.
July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 September 2018 and E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.
September-October 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval buckle, finger ring and end cap from whittle-tang knife.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape and a wheel pommel from a sword. The pommel is decorated with a cross paty with possible enamel. The cross paty is associated with the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller military orders (S1).
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.
September 2019-October 2020. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2021.
Monument Types
- 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
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1300 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1189 AD to 1190 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- SWORD (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval to 18th Century - 1350 AD to 1800 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2018. Drawing of a medieval pommel. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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