Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23726 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking and metal detecting between 1987 and 2022 recovered Roman, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment; a medieval buckle, strap end, horse-harness pendant, casket key, copper alloy vessel fragment and lead spindle whorl and a post-medieval coin weight, spur and harness mount.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 36 25 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG32NE |
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| Parish: | STALHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1987. Metal detecting find in ploughed field.
Badly worn and corroded Roman Dupondius, probably Domitian, AD 69-96. Context 1 at grid reference.
Also reports of medieval pottery, not yet seen.
Information from member of the public [1].
A. Gregory (NAU) 4 June 1987.
2 October 1988. Details as last find.
Sestertius of Hadrian.
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by D. Gurney (NAU) 5 October 1988.
D. Gurney (NAU) 5 October 1988.
Autumn 1988. Metal detecting finds by member of the public [1].
One sherd Roman greyware; illegible follis (late 3rd-early 4th century); George I coin weight stamped with dagger (City of London), coffee pot and crowned G.
Also two medieval sherds (one glazed), Roman coin (unidentifiable 1st-2nd century).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and D. Gurney (NAU).
D. Gurney (NAU) 22 December 1988, 6 January 1989.
1993. Fieldwalking and metal detector finds. [2].
Roman greyware sherds.
15th century bronze kidney shaped buckle.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 4 August 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 4 August 1993.
1998. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin. See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 June 1999.
In 1999 it was stated by W. Milligan (NCM) that the 1987 finds from site NHER 8311 come from this site; but in 1997 it had been stated that they came from site NHER 13074. See NHER 8311 for details.
E. Rose (NLA) 23 April 1999.
1998/ 1999. Metal detecting and fieldwalking next to Sewage Farm. [3]. NCM Enquiry No. E1206.
A. Rogerson (NLA) identified: one post medieval stoneware body sherd (one 18th century slip and glaze).
V. Fryer (NCM) identified: 1) Possible ?late medieval Ae vessel Fragment, very abraded. 2) Crudely cast hemispherical lead spindle whorl. Regular central perforations. Indistinct cast pattern on upper surface. 3) 2 other non-recorded metal finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 September 1999.
October 1999. Fieldwalking. [4].
A. Rogerson (NLA) identified:
Roman: one rim greyware, one base sherd greyware.
Medieval: 3 base sherds, unglazed
?Late medieval/early post medieval: one oxidised base sherd.
K. Hinds (NLA) 3 March 2000.
1999. Metal detecting. At location [5].
Roman coin. See list in file.
K. Hinds (NLA) 22 March 2000.
April - May 2008. Metal detecting.
8 Romano-British and 1 medieval sherd.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 June 2008.
March-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2015.
April-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [7].
Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment.
Medieval composite strap end, horse-harness pendant and unusual casket key.
1 post-medieval token and an unusual spur.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023 and 12 December 2023.
IND24042024JG – PAS details awaited. [8].
Finder's 'Sewerbed' field.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 December 2024.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 475 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1303 AD to 1317 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1669 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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