Record Details

NHER Number:39872
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman, Middle to Late Saxon and post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal detecting in 2003 and 2023 recovered a number of metal objects, including a zoomorphic figurine of probable Roman date; a Middle/Late Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon brooch and a post-medieval bell.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 26 91
Map Sheet:TM29SE
Parish:TOPCROFT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

August/September 2003. Metal-detecting.
Fragment of Late Saxon bird brooch.
Post medieval bell found nearby.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 October 2003.

September 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman zoomorphic figure in form of heavily-stylised seated creature (possibly a dog).
Middle/Late Saxon openwork 'cogwheel' brooch.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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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