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Record Details

NHER Number:14864
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Fieldwalking at this location in 1979 and subsequent metal-detecting between 2017 and 2022 recovered several prehistoric worked flints, including a Neolithic flake core, a Neolithic/Early Bronze Age scraper and a Neolithic/Bronze Age possible arrowhead roughout; Roman, ?Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post medieval pottery sherds; post-medieval clay pipe stems; undated copper alloy casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; a Roman brooch fragment; a Middle Saxon brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; two similar Late Saxon disc brooches (found in close proximity and perhaps worn as a pair) and an unidentified cast copper alloy object; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness mounts, horse-harness pendant, pendant (possibly not from harness), thimble, end cap from whittle-tang knife, binding strip from furniture, copper alloy pilgrim badge and lead seal matrix; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a sword scabbard chape and post-medieval harness mounts and a crotal bell fragment.

Images

  • Drawing fo a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment from NHER 14864 © Norfolk County Council
  • Drawing of a medieval pilgrim badge from NHER 14864 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TM29SW
Parish:MORNINGTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1979. Fieldwalking.
Found on surface, north of church by Hempnall Road [1]:
2 ?Late Saxon pottery sherds (?Thetford Ware).
4 medieval pottery sherds.
3 medieval/post-medieval stoneware sherds.
11 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Details from Norwich Castle Museum (NCM), 8 May 1979.
Finds donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1979.301).
Information from record card (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2022.

April-May 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S2).
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Late Saxon unidentified cast copper alloy polyhedral, socketed object.
1 medieval coin, harness mounts, a buckle and a copper alloy pilgrim badge with scalloped edges and an engraving of St. Nicholas (S3).
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd and a hinged strap plate.
3 post-medieval coins, 1 token and a crotal bell fragment.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 May 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024 and 17 February 2024.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval horse harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2021 and 17 February 2025.

October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Neolithic flint flake core.
1 Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint possible arrowhead roughout.
Late Saxon pair of disc brooches with moulded Borre-style decoration (found in close proximity and perhaps worn together).
Medieval buckle and whittle-tang knife end-cap.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald, 1 January 2018. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

November 2017-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
3 medieval coins, a buckle, zoomorphic binding strip from piece of furniture and lead seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
The following objects are not recorded on the PAS database:
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval buckles and a harness mount.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018

February-April 2018, Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin and a plate brooch.
2 medieval coins and a pendant (possibly not from harness).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

November 2018-March 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
Undated copper alloy casting waste.
Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scraper.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, buckles, a belt mount and thimble.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds and a sword scabbard chape.
3 post-medieval coins, buttons and buckles.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

February-April 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and buckles.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds and copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, buckles and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

May-June 2022. Metal-detecting. [9].
Middle Saxon ansate brooch.
1 medieval pottery sherd and unusual 'D'-shaped buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023 and 18 December 2023.

(S3) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 18 August 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
  • 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

  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 80 AD to 120 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 260 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1335 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1350 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1303 AD to 1305 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1485 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1569 AD to 1569 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1651 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1604 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1639 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1645 AD to 1646 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • CROTAL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S1>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S2>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S3>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a medieval pilgrim badge. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

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