Record Details

NHER Number:3980
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Roman bath house, metal working area and buildings and multi-period finds

Summary

This site has been subject to extensive investigations since the 1970s. Ploughing has uncovered the remains of a Roman bathhouse and other buildings, all of which were probably part of a small town. The presence of numerous Roman coins and metal objects also suggest that metalwork objects were being produced here.
Metal-detecting between 1979 and 2017 has also recovered Late Prehistoric lithic implements; Roman pottery; Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon coins and undated and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal objects include undated copper alloy casting waste and a grotesque bust of a man; a Bronze Age awl and flat axehead; numerous Roman objects, including brooches, furniture fittings, a neck ring, hair pin, locking bolt, stud, harness mount, unidentified object, harness mount and a military harness mount; Early Saxon tweezers, brooches, girdle hanger fragments, wrist claps hook plate and hanging bowl fragment; an Early/Middle Saxon buckle; a Middle Saxon pin and strap-end; a Middle/Late Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon bit link or harness link fragment; Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; scale tang knife end caps; a medieval brooch, furniture fitting, casket key, scabbard chape, thimble and an unidentified object; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a "paper-clip" rivet, pin, dress fastener, lead weight, and book mount and post-medieval clapper bell fragments, harness mounts, furniture mounts or escutcheons, a thimble, sword belt mount, crotal bell, copper alloy weight and a Jew's harp.

Images

  • Bronze Age flat axhead from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Bronze Age flat axehead  from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British brooch from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Romano-British vessel  from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon brooch from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon girdle hanger  from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Early Saxon tweezers from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Unknown figurine from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval mount from NHER 3980  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF93NW
Parish:WIGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1973. Roman sherds and quern found. Recorded in (S7) and noted on (S8).
1975. Ploughed up, Roman bath house and buildings, probably part of small town.
1979. Found with metal detector. Roman coins and sherds.
1980. Found with metal detector. Roman coins and sherds.
1980. Found in fieldwalking. Roman building material.
1982. Further work produced Roman tile, sherds coins and Middle Saxon sherd.
1985-89. Found with metal detector. Many Roman coins and metalwork (S1).
1985-89. Found with metal detector. Roman coins and metalwork, also Early Saxon metalwork (S2 and S3) and Iron Age coin.
1989-90. Found with metal detector. Roman, Early Saxon and medieval metalwork.
1990/91. Further metal detector finds and pottery collection. Bronze Age awl (S4), Roman, Early Saxon and medieval metalwork. Roman sherds. [1].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 September 1991.

1991. Metal detector finds.
Roman and medieval coins and metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 October 1991.

1991/2. Metal detector finds.
Iron Age coin.
Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 30 June 1993.

See file for coin lists, site plans and drawings.

1994-6. Metal detecting. Contexts 286-292.
Six hundred and sixty-five Roman, two medieval and three post medieval coins.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists and map showing context locations in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 22 November 2002.

Before 29 August 2001.
Five Roman sherds at [2].
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 December 2001.

2005, before 2 February. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flints.
Iron Age, Roman and Early Saxon sherds.
Roman tile, one hundred and seventy-six Roman coins.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metal objects.
Seven post medieval coins, one token and three jettons.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 April 2005.

2004 - 2007. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints; Roman pottery sherds; 231 Roman, 1 Late Saxon and 4 post-medieval coins; Roman (S5), Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 May 2010.

January 2011-May 2013. Metal-detecting.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
51 Roman copper alloy coins and 1 silver coin.
1 medieval silver coin.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [3]:
Early Bronze Age butt end of a flat axehead (S6).
4 Roman pottery sherds, copper alloy finger ring, copper alloy nail, brooch, furniture fitting and half of a copper alloy vessel handle.
Early Saxon tweezers, a brooch and a girdle hanger fragment.
Medieval buckle, strap end and hinged strap plate.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, book mount, mount and copper alloy and lead pin.
Post-medieval openwork strap clasp, bell clapper, Jew's harp and buckle.
Undatable copper alloy casting waste and a grotesque bust of a man.
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 10 July 2013.

May 2013-July 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Undatable casting waste.
Late Iron Age/early Roman brooches and sword pommels.
52 Roman coins, 29 pottery sherds, brooches, tweezers, a furniture nail, unidentified object, neck ring, harness mount, furniture fitting, stud, pot mend, lock-bolt, spoon, military harness mount, bracelet fragment and mirror fragment.
Early Saxon brooches, a wrist clasp hook plate, and shank neck and suspension loop of a girdle hanger.
Early/Middle Saxon buckle frame.
Middle Saxon strap-end.
Middle/Late Saxon brooch.
Late Saxon bit link or harness link fragment.
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount.
Medieval buckles, strap-loops, mounts, strap-ends, strap plates, scale tang knife end caps, a strap junction, pendent loop, brooch, lace tag, bar mount, scabbard chape, harness mount, unidentified object, furniture fitting, dress fastener, button, casket key, and a thimble.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, buttons, a buckle, dress fastener, lead-alloy stud, hooked tag, scale tang knife end cap and "paper-clip" rivets.
Post-medieval buckles, clapper bell fragments, harness mounts, furniture mounts or escutcheons, a crotal bell, thimble, copper alloy weight, strap fitting and furniture handle back-plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

July 2015-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Late Iron Age/Roman Nauheim Derivative brooch.
52 Roman coins, 3 pottery sherds, a lock bolt, and a copper alloy hairpin.
Early Saxon girdle hanger.
Roman harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval cylindrical weight.
Post-medieval sword belt mount and button.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
1 medieval silver coin.
See [6].
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 5 July 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BATH HOUSE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUILDING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 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

  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AWL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Early Iron Age to Mid 20th Century - 800 BC to 1950 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • VESSEL (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • SWORD (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 200 BC to 100 AD)
  • SWORD (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 200 BC to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 70 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 262 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 262 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • AXEHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BOWL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BUCKET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • LINCH PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NECK RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NEEDLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 125 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT MEND (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TOILET ARTICLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WINDOW GLASS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 60 AD to 150 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 61 AD to 70 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 70 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 120 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 120 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 140 AD to 144 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 194 AD to 197 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 222 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 331 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 332 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 357 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 357 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 360 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 357 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 340 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 343 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 351 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 375 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 375 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 383 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 379 AD to 393 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 395 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HANGING BOWL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 500 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 500 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 510 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 480 AD to 700 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 530 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon - 750 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1000 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • VESSEL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOWL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (16th Century - 1521 AD to 1521 AD)
  • BEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DIVIDERS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 13.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Unpublished Document: Mackreth, D. F. 1991. Walsingham-Wighton. The Brooches from the Surface Collection.
---Unpublished Document: Mackreth, D. F.. 1988. Walsingham-Wighton DRAFT Brooches from the Surface Collection..
---Unpublished Document: Gregory, T.. 1985. Great Walsingham/Wighton ?Roman Town?. 6 February.
---Photograph: JJJ 14-15, Terret (235) and Key (238)..
---Photograph: JJJ 16-19, Stud (236) and Ring (237)..
---Photograph: JJJ 20-22, Brooch (229) and Brooch (233)..
---Photograph: JJJ 25-26, Four brooches, (230,231,232,234)..
---Photograph: JJJ 27-28, Brooch fragments, (240)..
---Photograph: 1992. LBJ 28-31, Iron Age coin..
---Photograph: 1990. LCC 13-25, Romano British brooches..
---Photograph: 1990. LCC 28-30, Early Saxon wrist clasp..
---Photograph: 1990. LCC 31-32, Romano British finger ring..
---Photograph: 1990. LCC 33-34, Romano British brooch..
---Photograph: 1990. LCC 35-36,.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wighton.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Photograph: CUS1-15,21-34;EDP13-25;EDV12-17;EWC15-22;EXL;FNW5;FNV1-2;FNS7-9;FNT7-9;FHJ2;GYE.
---Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. [Articles on the trail of the potentail theft of Roman coins by six metal detectorists].
---Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1993. Roman coins dumped from car. 18 May.
---Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Wighton - NHER 2018.
<S1>Illustration: White, S. 1989. Drawing of a Romano British cast copper alloy hollow head. Film. 2:1.
<S2>Illustration: Penn, K. 1989. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy wrist clasp eyeplate. Film. 2:1.
<S3>Illustration: Fox, D. 1989. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy hanging bowl escutcheon. Film. 2:1.
<S4>Illustration: Unknown. 1991. Drawing of a Bronze Age awl.. Film. 1:1.
<S5>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy sword scabbard chape. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S6>Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead fragment. Film. 1:1.
<S7>Serial: 1973. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1973. No 20. p 14.
<S8>Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 93 NW 23.

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