Record Details

NHER Number:36655
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flints and Iron Age to post medieval finds

Summary

Metal detecting between 2001 and 2019 recovered a wide range of objects, including a Late Mesolithic blade core, later prehistoric worked flints including retouched flakes, flakes, a scraper and a borer, a pot boiler, and a post-medieval gunflint; Iron Age to post-medieval pottery sherds and medieval roof tile fragments; Iron Age, Roman, and medieval to post-medieval coins, post-medieval tokens and a jetton; and undated, Iron Age, Roman, and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated weight and spindle whorl; an Iron Age brooch; Roman brooches and a hair pin; a Roman to post-medieval weight; Middle Saxon pins; a Late Saxon buckle and stirrup strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval cauldron fragment, mount, key, harness mount, hair pin, chafing dish fragment, ewer fragment, harness pendant, lace tag, spindle whorl, and unidentified object; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, weights, thimbles, a furniture fitting, and a purse fragment; and post-medieval coin weights, spur rowels; a chafing dish fragment; crotal bell, finger ring, harness mount, balance fragment, tap, an engraved pipe tamper/signet ring, furniture fitting, thimble and window lead.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TL99NE
Parish:ROCKLANDS, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Before June 2001. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins.
Medieval coin.
Five post medieval coins.
Undatable prehistoric flint.
Middle Saxon pin.
Medieval, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval sherds.
See list and sketch plan (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 December 2001.

Autumn 2001. Metal detecting. [1].
1 Late Mesolithic blade core.
Flint flakes.
Roman coin.
Post medieval coin.
Medieval metal finds.
Medieval sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 February 2002.

Before 6 June 2002. Metal detecting.
Two Iceni coins and a La Tene III brooch.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 July 2002.

Before 20 September 2003. Metal detecting.
Three post medieval coins.
Post medieval jetton and token.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
Post medieval sherd.
See lists and sketch plan in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 October 2003.

Before 20 November 2003. Metal detecting.
One flint flake.
One Roman and two medieval coins.
One post medieval token.
Iron Age, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Medieval, post medieval and undated metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 January 2004.

January 2004. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 January 2004 and 24 August 2004.

Before 5 September 2007. Metal detecting in three small areas.
Neolithic flint scraper and flake.
1 Roman, 1 medieval and 1 post medieval coin, 1 medieval and 1 post medieval jetton, IA, Romano-British, Late Saxon and medieval sherds, Late saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists and sheets of location details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 December 2007.

Before 28 August 2007. Metal detecting.
A Thetford ware jar rim sherd, a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount, a medieval strap fitting, a penny of Edward II and a tiny fragment of medieval/post medieval everted vessel rim.
See descriptions in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 16 April 2008.

December 2017-May 2018. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 Late Iron Age coins. 1 silver unit of the Iceni and a Roman issue of Marcus Antonius.
1 Roman coin and a Harlow brooch.
Middle Saxon pin.
1 Late Saxon/medieval Thetford-type ware pottery sherd.
3 medieval coins, 7 pottery sherds, and a lozengiform mount.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, thimble and strap fitting.
2 post-medieval coins, a coin weight, button and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.

February-March 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018.

May-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 Roman coins, a brooch and pin.
5 medieval coins, buckles, a key, and a chafing dish fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 tokens, buckles, a balance fragment, furniture fitting, a coin weight, and a copper alloy pipe tamper/signet ring combination engraved with the image of a ship.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

August 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman to post-medieval weight.
Medieval/post-medieval thimbles, buckles, and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval buckles and button.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

May-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
Post-medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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 (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds

  • SPINDLE WHORL (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BORER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE CORE (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 30 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 32 BC to 31 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1850 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 134 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 267 AD to 269 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 393 AD to 402 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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)
  • STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (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)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1204 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1207 AD to 1210 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1279 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1650 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1490 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1520 AD to 1750 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CHAFING DISH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (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)
  • GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1561 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BALANCE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1628 AD to 1629 AD)
  • PIPE TAMPER (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
  • TAP (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 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 1800 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1658 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1658 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1694 AD to 1702 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2003. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 356-368. p 357.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: 2001. Sketch Plan.

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