Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40989 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman pottery, Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2017 recovered Early Neolithic and probable Bronze Age/Early Iron Age worked flints; Roman pottery sherds; Roman, Late Saxon and post-medieval coins; a Roman key handle; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon buckle, bridle bit link and socketed hook; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a post-medieval silver cuff link); a medieval elaborate sword-scabbard chape and a post-medieval purse bar, back plate for furniture handle and toy cannon.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG32SE |
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| Parish: | CATFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 2004. Metal-detecting.
Eleven sherds of Roman greyware, very abraded, including large jar rim and ?jar rim (weight 103g).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 November 2004.
August 2006. Metal-detecting.
Fragment of Early Saxon great square-headed brooch (S1).
Late Saxon (S2) and medieval buckle frames.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 September 2006.
August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins.
Late Saxon socketed hook possibly a strap fitting (S3).
See lists and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 October 2006.
June-July 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval sword-scabbard chape with probable stag and huntsman depicted in relief and openwork (S4).
2 post-medieval coins, a purse bar and back plate for furniture handle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 August 2010.
July-August 2010.
7 Bronze Age/Early Iron Age flint flakes and 1 spall.
1 Roman coin and a key handle.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle and silver cuff link.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 August 2010.
September-October 2011. Metal-detecting.
Fragment of Arabic coin and one post-medieval coin. (Details to follow)
A. Rogerson (HES), 2 November 2011.
Before 3 October 2011. Metal-detecting.
One Late Saxon coin (details to follow, A. Beckham (HES), 4 January 2012) and one post-medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 3 November 2011.
August-September 2012. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval toy cannon.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 12 september 2012.
November 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon bridle bit link.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.
May-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Early Neolithic flint end scraper.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 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)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- END SCRAPER (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 180 AD to 192 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CUFF LINK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century - 1594 AD to 1596 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1605 AD to 1606 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1696 AD to 1698 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1697 AD to 1697 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Publication: British Museum. 2012. Treasure Act Annual Report 2010. p xl. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of an Early Saxon square headed brooch.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Saxon buckle frame.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a possible Late Saxon strap fitting.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a medieval sword scabbard chape fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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