Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28288 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic polished axehead and Roman to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
In 1990 a Neolithic polished flint axehead was found at this location. Subsequent metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 2013 and 2024 recovered medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a lead spindle whorl of Roman to medieval date, a medieval/post-medieval probable strap fitting and a post-medieval crotal bell and possible lead seal.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0535 4009 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG04SE |
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| Parish: | LETHERINGSETT WITH GLANDFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 1990. Stray Find.
Surface find at [1]:
Thin butted polished Neolithic axe in grey flint, some ancient damage on cutting edge. Length 133mm, width 66mm thickness 30mm.
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 19 December 1990.
July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 31).
Finds recovered at this location included:
1 Roman to medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 post-medieval lead ?seal.
See report (S1) for further details.
Extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2023.
February 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval probable strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.
Before 25 June 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1301 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Evershed, R. and Pringle, I. 2015. Archaeological Non-intrusive Survey Report: Geophysical Survey by Magnetometry, Fieldwalking and Metal Detecting for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Electrical Connection, Norfolk. Allen Archaeology Ltd. AAL 2014060. |
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