Record Details

NHER Number:24350
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1987 and 2024 recovered a prehistoric flint blade; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; undated copper alloy and lead metalworking debris; Roman and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and numerous tokens and a number of other, undated, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated lead weight and crude 'box' made of lead sheet; a Roman terret fragment; a medieval harness pendant, copper alloy cauldron leg and lead ampulla; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy finger ring and a post-medieval stud and silver spoon.

Images

  • Medieval harness pendant from NHER 24350  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 30 20
Map Sheet:TG32SW
Parish:HOVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1987. Metal detecting. [1].
Illegible 3rd century coin.
Large bronze leg from medieval cauldron.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 8 November 1987.

March 1988. Stray Find.
1 undatable prehistoric flint blade.
See note in file [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 28 July 2016.

1 April 1988. Details as before. [1].
Two Roman greyware sherds.
Medieval lead ampulla.
Medieval sherds.
Medieval bronze 'reve' or backplate from rivet.
16th/17th century decorated stud.
18th/19th century silver spoon.
Lead waste.
Crude 'box' made of lead sheet.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM),
W. Milligan (NCM), 10 May 1988.

May 1988. Metal-detecting.
Medieval knife handle end-plate, belt 'hanger' and copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval fitting, ?tobacco tamper, buckle and lead cloth seal.
Undatable lead weight, 2 lead waste fragments and 1 copper alloy waste fragment.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM). See notes in file and polaroids [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 28 July 2016.

May-June 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [3].
Medieval harness pendant.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and 16 tokens.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

February-March 2024. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

April 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman terret fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BOX (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 50 AD to 150 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1340 AD to 1405 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIPE TAMPER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1660 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1652 AD to 1652 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1656 AD to 1656 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 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.

Related records - none

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