Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28719 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric pot boilers and multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting at this location in 1991 and between 2011 and 2020 recovered a post-medieval pottery sherd; medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age awl; a Roman brooch; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval strap or book clasp; a potentially medieval lead pendant; medieval/post-medieval lead weights and a post-medieval coin weight, harness mount, probable furniture escutcheon plate, mount, copper alloy and lead weights and lead cloth seal.
In 2001 potentially prehistoric 'pot boilers' and heat-crazed flints were noted somewhere in this area.
Images
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 20 03 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | SWARDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 1991. Metal detector finds. [1].
Medieval to post medieval coins and metalwork.
See file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 4 December 1991.
November 2001. [2]
Potboilers and crazed flints reported somewhere in this area.
Information through H. Paterson (A&E).
D. Gurney (NLA), 21 January 2002.
August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton and a signet ring.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 20 October 2011.
Before 7 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
?Medieval lead pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval buckle and lead cloth seal.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 May 2012.
July-August 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval strap or book clasp.
Post-medieval coin weight and probable furniture escutcheon plate.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 11 September 2012.
July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 pottery sherd and a copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.
July 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
1 medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval token and a lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 September 2018.
July 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.
13 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [6].
2 medieval/post-medieval lead weights.
Post-medieval mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 16 October 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.
13 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [7].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 320 AD to 400 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1447 AD to 1497 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
- POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
- WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1648 AD to 1672 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1684 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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