Record Details
NHER Number: | 29273 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Possible Roman, Middle Saxon and Late Saxon settlement and multi-period finds |
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Summary
The site of a possible Roman, Middle Saxon and Late Saxon settlement has been identified in East Walton. Metal-detecting between 1992 and 2013 recovered prehistoric pot boilers; Roman and Late Saxon pottery sherds; the upper stone of a Roman beehive-type quern made from Hertfordshire Puddingstone; Late Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval tokens and post-medieval jettons; and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Bronze Age awl and spearhead; a Late Bronze Age awl and chisel; a Late Iron Age/early Roman brooch; Roman brooches, including an incomplete plate brooch of Continental origin, bracelet fragments, tweezers, a cosmetic spoon, a nail, and a needle; an Early Saxon potter's stamp, a brooch fragment, and tweezers; a Middle/Late Saxon brooch and a strap-end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; part of a medieval swivel for a leash decorated with stylised animal heads, a rotary key for a casket; medieval/post-medieval scale-tang knife end caps; and a post-medieval scabbard chape, jew's harp, hinge, and spur side terminal.
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Location
Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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Map Sheet: | TF71NW |
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Parish: | EAST WALTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1992. Metal detecting. Whole field.
Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval metalwork.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval coins.
See lists in file.
Information from member of the public [1].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 November 1992.
November - December 1995. Metal detecting.
Generally located finds and two areas (plan (S1) in file).
Late Bronze Age spearhead (S2 and S3).
Iron Age terret (S2 and S4).
Roman (S5), Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
Roman, medieval and post medieval coins.
Post medieval tokens.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 January 1996.
Autumn 1996. Metal detecting.
Roman strap end.
Early Saxon brooch.
Late Saxon mount.
Medieval metalwork, (S6).
Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval coins etc.
See details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 January 1997.
Autumn 1999. Fieldwalking.
Pot boilers.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval sherds.
Shell.
See list in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 December 1999.
Before 8 March 2004. Metal detecting. All finds from southern part of field.
One Iron Age and thirty four Roman coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 April 2004.
2005, before 28 January. Metal detecting.
Twenty-seven Roman, one medieval and two post medieval coins.
Iron Age, Roman, ?Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S7), medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2005.
November 2005.
Site of possible Roman, Middle and Late Saxon settlement.
D. Robertson (NLA) & A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 November 2005.
Before 4 November 2006. Metal detecting.
Thirteen Roman coins and a coin blank, two medieval coins.
Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 June 2006.
Before 2 November 2007. Metal detecting.
Three Iron Age, eight Roman, two medieval and one post-medieval coin.
Possible Bronze Age (S8), Roman, Early Saxon (S9), medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 February 2008.
November 2008. Metal detecting.
167 Roman coins, including a clipped silver siliqua with a drilled central hole (tranforming it into a mount or pendant).
Six medieval and two post-medieval coins, two post-medieval jettons, Late Bronze Age (S10 and S11), Iron Age/Roman, Roman, Roman/Early Saxon, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon (S13 and S14) , Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
The clipped and pierced Roman silver coin was submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2009 T408) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.184).
Other finds of note include an Early Saxon silver gilt mount in the form of a fish (S12). This mount was submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2008 T693) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.8).
See lists, maps and drawings in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 May 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.
Before 22 November 2010 . Metal-detecting.
Two Late Iron Age, fifty-three Roman and two medieval coins; Middle Iron Age (S15), Late Iron Age/Roman, Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 28 June 2012.
Before 15 May 2012. Metal-detecting.
Five Late Iron Age, 111 Roman, six medieval and five post-medieval coins; one post-medieval jetton; Late Iron Age (S16), Roman, Early Saxon (S17), Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 28 June 2012.
November 2012-February 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Area 180m (east to west) by 60m (north to south) centred on [3].
Late Iron Age/early Roman brooch.
Middle/Late Saxon brooch.
Medieval buckles, strap-ends, book clasp, lead weight and an end-cap from a scale-tang knife.
1 post-medieval token, scabbard chape and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
1 Roman coin.
3 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
See list in file for NHER 1473.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.
December 2015-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval buckle plate, buckle frame, rotary key for a casket and strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval scale-tang knife end caps.
Post-medieval spur side terminal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.
June 2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman brooches, bracelet fragments, tweezers, a nail or stud, a needle, and a cosmetic spoon.
Early Saxon brooch and tweezers.
Middle/Late Saxon strap-end.
Medieval buckles, strap fittings, and a strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval dress hook.
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 token, a hinge plate, and a jew's harp.
Information from PAS Import.
The followings finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
43 Roman coins (1 pierced).
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (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)
Associated Finds
- CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- RING (Unknown date)
- POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- AWL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN BLANK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COSMETIC SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COSMETIC SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- MOUNT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
- MOUNT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NEEDLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PENDANT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SURGICAL INSTRUMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 150 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 150 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- HANGING BOWL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POTTERS STAMP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 475 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 550 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- EAR RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- MINIATURE OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COLANDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GAMING PIECE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MINIATURE OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPUR (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 to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1195 AD to 1205 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (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 (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
- KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
- HINGE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
- SCABBARD (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
--- | Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. pp xx and xxxii. |
--- | Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xviii. |
--- | Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. |
--- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
--- | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
<S1> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
<S3> | Illustration: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age spearhead.. Film. 1:1. |
<S4> | Illustration: White, S.. 1996. Drawing of an Iron Age copper alloy terret mount. Film. 2:1. |
<S5> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1995. Drawing of an Early Saxon pot stamp.. Film. 2:1. |
<S6> | Illustration: Holness, A.. 1997. Drawing of a medieval strap clasp.. Paper. 1:1. |
<S7> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of a Late Saxon unidentified object.. Film. 2:1. |
<S8> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Bronze Age small awl.. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1. |
<S9> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of an Early Saxon escutcheon and integral hook of a hanging bowl. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
<S10> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age tanged chisel.. Film. 1:1. |
<S11> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age probable awl. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1. |
<S12> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Early Saxon silver gilt zoomorphic mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
<S13> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Middle/Late Saxon strap-end.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
<S14> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Middle/Late Saxon sheet hooked tag. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
<S15> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Middle Iron Age Foot of La Tène I brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
<S16> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2012. Drawing of a Late Iron Age Birdlip brooch.. Film. 2:1. |
<S17> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy S-shaped mount or belt fitting. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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