Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3228 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of deserted medieval settlement and multi-period finds |
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Summary
An area of deserted medieval settlement is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Fieldwalking in 1991 recovered fragments of pottery dating from the Iron Age to the post-medieval periods as well as a Late Saxon coin dating from the reign of King Harold and a medieval copper alloy vessel fragments. Metal-detecting between 2010 and 2016 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins and undated, Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated lead weights; Roman brooches; an Early Saxon pendant; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval spindle whorl and furniture nail or tack and a post-medieval purse bar fragment, belt or harness mount and a hinge plate for a box or casket.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03SW |
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| Parish: | MELTON CONSTABLE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Cropmarks of deserted medieval village.
E. Rose (NAU)
Late 1991. Context 2 [1]. See Notes.
No real edges to spread of finds.
Iron Age pot, medieval pot, Late Saxon pot, Late Saxon coin etc.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 March 1992.
August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British brooches, Early Saxon pendant (S1), medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects, one medieval and four post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 05 October 2010.
January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the northern field boundary. [2].
Medieval strap-end.
Post-medieval buckle and purse bar fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- DOLPHIN BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HEADSTUD BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (12th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
- PURSE (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1600 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Unit AP's TG 0331C-E, TG 0331K, L,. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Melton Constable. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of an Early Saxon gilt copper alloy pendant. Film. 2:1. |
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