Record Details

NHER Number:42566
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2005 and 2022 recovered Late Prehistoric worked flints, ?Roman, ?Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a post-medieval coin and a number of other, Roman to post-medieval objects. These metal finds include an undated lead weight; a Roman furniture mount and chicken or cockerel figurine; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; a medieval buckle, strap plate and harness pendant and a post-medieval crotal bell, lead weights and lead musket balls.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 43 11
Map Sheet:TG41SW
Parish:STOKESBY WITH HERRINGBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

August 2005. Metal-detecting.
Undated lead weight.
Roman furniture mount.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Post-medieval lead weights and lead musket balls.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 October 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 November 2023.

October-November 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric flint scraper and 2 flakes.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
Early Saxon Cruciform brooch fragment.
3 medieval pottery sherds and harness pendant.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd and crotal bell.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 December 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 November 2023.

December 2005. Metal-detecting.
Medieval strap plate.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 January 2006.

March-April 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric retouched flint flake.
1 ?Early Saxon pottery sherd.
3 medieval pottery sherds and a buckle.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd and lead weights.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA),22 May 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 November 2023.

March-April 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman figurine in the form of a chicken or cockerel.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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