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Record Details

NHER Number:	11803
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Site of medieval to post medieval settlement

Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking at this site has recovered a wide range of objects dating from the prehistoric to post medieval periods. This includes a very unusual silver penny of Aethelstan I of East Anglia. Substantial amounts of pottery were recovered during fieldwalking. Two rectangular concentrations of pottery fragments and building material suggest these were the sites of houses. The pottery dates to the 15th to 17th centuries. This area may be Church Street or Churchgate referred to in old documents.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TL98NE
Parish:	HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1976.
Medieval sherds.

1977. Metal detecting.
Post medieval metalwork. Medieval bronze buckle and sheep bell

1978.
Medieval brick and tile, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds; post medieval glass, clay pipe.
See (S1).

1978. Metal detecting.
Lead ampulla.

1979.
Boy bishop lead token.

1980.
Medieval, Late Saxon, post medieval pottery.

1982.
Roman, medieval, post medieval pottery.

1982 to 1983.
Iron Age, medieval, Late Saxon, post medieval pottery.

1994.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval sherds, flints.

1996. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coins. Medieval metalwork. Roman, medieval, post medieval sherds.

1996. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coins, brooch, spoon. Medieval buckle and finger ring. Post medieval buckle.

1997. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coins, brooch, bracelet; medieval key; post medieval pin, rings.

See list and (S2) in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 25 February 1997.

August 2023-February 2024. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin, a buckle and annular brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval finger ring.
1 post-medieval coin and hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025 and 23 February 2025.

IND14112024AW1 – PAS details awaited. [2].

Monument Types

HOUSE PLATFORM (Unknown date)
SETTLEMENT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

RING (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
WEIGHT (Undated)
BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DISC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CANDLE HOLDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
LOCKING MECHANISM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WHETSTONE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WINDOW GLASS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---	Unpublished Document: Norfolk Archaeological Research Group Field Recording Sheet.
---	Article in Serial: Archibald, M.. 1982. A Ship-Type of Athelstan I of East Anglia.. British Numismatic Journal. Vol 52, pp 34-40.
---	Photograph: Harling Athelstan penny.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
<S1>	Article in Serial: Davison, A. J. 1983. The Distribution of Medieval Settlements in West Harling. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVIII Pt III pp 329-336.
<S2>	Map: Finder's Map..

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