Norfolk Heritage Explorer

Location

Full description

About 1986 to 1990. Fieldwalking whole field including sites NHER 21490 and NHER 24564 probably more from southern end by road.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, and post medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 August 1990.

22 November 1998. Field observation. Southeast corner 30 metres from road hedge alongside breck 6 metres from hedge.
Identified by P. A. Robins (NCM).
Secondary flint flake with extensive fine retouch.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 July 2000.

2000. Fieldwalking.
Identified by P. A. Robins (NCM).
Probable Bronze Age flint and scraper.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 February 2001.

October 2000. Fieldwalking. Back of Elsie's, Clipstreet Farm, Bale. At TG 0167 3728.
Fragment of lava quern, 330mm thick, no surviving edge.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 May 2002.

June 2001. Fieldwalking. Near the Breck.
Prehistoric medial segment from a long narrow flint flake of translucent grey brown flint. Unpatinated.
Identified by P. A. Robins (NCM)
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 May 2002.

18 May 2005. Surface find by the ditch at end near road.
Undatable lava quern fragment, maximum thickness 48mm (weighing 472g).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2006.

Fieldwalking Spring 2007.
Prehistoric worked flints, Romano-British, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds, post medieval malting kiln tile fragment, iron slag.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 March 2008.

1-3 May 2010. Systematic fieldwalking.
Gridded fieldwalking in north-west corner of field (grid squares A1-E3):
56 undatable prehistoric flint flakes and 1 blade fragment.
1 Mesolithic flint blade.
2 Neolithic flint blades.
6 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
9 Late Saxon pottery sherds (Thetford type).
3 ?Late Saxon pottery sherds (?Thetford type).
160 medieval pottery sherds (120 unglazed and 40 glazed Grimston).
5 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds (1 stoneware and 4 LMT).
56 post-medieval pottery sherds (49 Glazed Red Earthenware, 3 reduced glazed, 1 tin-glazed earthenware and 3 stoneware) and 8 clay tobacco pipe fragments.
Identified by A. Rogerson (HES), see list and finder's map in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 28 January 2013.
Previously recorded under NHER 21490.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 July 2014.

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 47).
No finds of archaeological interest were recovered at this location.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2023.

April 2014. Systematic fieldwalking. [3].
3 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
32 medieval pottery sherds.
17 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
See (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

2016. Stray Find. [4].
Recovered at northern end of field, on spoil from installation of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable:
Late Saxon/medieval Norwegian ragstone hone
5 Roman pottery sherds.
70 medieval pottery sherds.
93 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
H. Hamilton (HES), 31 March 2023 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

2015-2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
5 Late Saxon pottery sherds and a probable strap mount.
2 Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorls.
1 medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, a lead seal matrix and lead ampulla.
Medieval/post-medieval iron spring mechanism from padlock.
Post-medieval button and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to whole field. Previous extent mapped as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024 to 1 September 2024.

January-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

September 2023-July 2024. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint fabricator and 1 flint flake.
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 token and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025, 22 June 2025 and 3 July 2025.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 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

• METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
• POT (Undated)
• QUERN (Unknown date)
• BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
• BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• FABRICATOR (Early Neolithic to Beaker - 4000 BC to 1701 BC)
• FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Beaker - 4000 BC to 1701 BC)
• FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
• POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
• SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
• WHETSTONE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1500 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
• PADLOCK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
• SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1310 AD)
• AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
• CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
• POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
• POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
• BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
• CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
• TOKEN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1670 AD)
• BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)
• TOKEN (18th Century - 1792 AD to 1792 AD)

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Gunthorpe (Parish Summary)