Record Details
| NHER Number: | 39872 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman, Middle to Late Saxon and post-medieval finds |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM29SE |
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| Parish: | TOPCROFT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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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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