Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23632 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1987 noted medieval pottery fragments. Metal detecting in 2000 and 2022 recovered a medieval pottery sherd; medieval coins and a medieval buckle and copper alloy seal matrix.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 65 11 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61SE |
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| Parish: | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
6 March 1987. Field crossed by cropmark (NHER 3455) Fenland fieldwalking, weathered ploughsoil, carrstone.
Odd sherds all medieval? WGY BF. NCM
R. Silvester (NAU), 23 March 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders
February 2000. Metal-detecting. [1].
Identified by H. M. Geake (NCM).
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, circular and flat with a flaring raised rib on reverse ending in a transvserse moulding then a pierced lug. The front is engraved with a five petalled rose and the legend +S'*W*I*L*L*E*L*M*I (Seal of William). The lozenges are on their sides and are really more parallelograms. Diameter 24mm. 14th century. (S1). Cast made and photograph taken.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 1 April 2000.
April-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023.
May-June 2022. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval pottery sherd and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY BF. FENS. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
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