Record Details

NHER Number:20505
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Early Saxon brooch

Summary

The foot of an Early Saxon copper alloy brooch was found here by metal detecting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 71 23
Map Sheet:TF72SW
Parish:CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Part of large scatter NHER 3565.

1983. South of road. Metal detecting.
?Foot of radiate-headed brooch. Length less than 3cm, width less than 2.5cm. Copper alloy. Trace of flattened catchplate on back.
I.D. NCM.
Information from [1].
See (S1).
E. M. James (KLM), 3 March 1984.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. NCM.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Slide: Various. Slide. KLM.
<S1>Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

Related records

3565Part of: Middle Saxon building and possible Roman to Late Saxon settlement and Early Saxon cemetery (Monument)
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