Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18941 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Early Saxon loomweight fragments and other, multi-period finds |
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Summary
Fenland fieldwalking here in 1983 recovered sherds of Roman, medieval and Late Saxon pottery. Some of these sherds were scattered over a roddon of unknown date. In addition, two Early Saxon loomweights, pieces of briquetage and part of a lava quern were also retrieved. Metal-detecting in 2023 recovered a Roman coin and a medieval possible leash swivel.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 50 08 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF50NW |
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| Parish: | WALSOKEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
17 February 1983. Systematic Fieldwalking Survey.
Two fields examined as part of Fenland Survey (both now part of same, large field).
Field centred at [1] (Context 1):
Scatter of odd sherds of medieval pottery in field (Context 1.
Context 2 at TF 5035 0892:
Large scatter Roman pottery over large roddon - west side and top. Some bone and post medieval debris. Lava quern fragment.
Pottery fairly dense in places.
No obvious soil discolouration noted.
Less than 110m north-to-south x 90m east-to-west 7ft [2.1m] OD.
Identifications by R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
Also includes two Early Saxon loomweight fragments and one Late Saxon sherd (A. Rogerson (NAU)).
Field centred at [2] (Context 3):
Odd sherds medieval pottery and briquetage.
Identifications by R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
Some of the material has been reidentified as Roman and medieval pottery.
E. Rose (NAU).
Previously recorded as NHER 18940.
For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 November 2023.
Before 25 October 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval possible leash swivel.
Information from PAS import.
Extented to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 November 2023.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- WATERCOURSE (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRIQUETAGE (Undated)
- QUERN (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 260 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LEASH (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WSK AG. FENS. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 18940 and 18941. |
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