Record Details

NHER Number:17159
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval and post-medieval finds

Summary

Fieldwalking in 1981 recovered a piece of medieval pottery. Metal-detecting in 2017 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins and a medieval copper alloy seal matrix.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 0196 0190
Map Sheet:TG00SW
Parish:HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1981. Fieldwalking.
Found after ploughing about 150 yards [137m] south-west of old rectory.
Medieval body sherd. [1].
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 12 February 1981. Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

June-December 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
2 medieval coins and copper ally seal matrix.
3 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
H. Mellor (HES), 12 January 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1333 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1510 AD to 1521 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1587 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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