Record Details

NHER Number:12344
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting between 1977 and 1991 recovered a range of objects, including Roman, Saxon and medieval pottery fragments and Saxon, medieval and post medieval coins.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF92NE
Parish:RYBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

January 1977.
Field east of moated site. Stubble, on clay soil.
Concentration of twenty four Ipswich Ware sherds found 18.2m (20 yards) inside field gate, and elsewhere in field two Roman sherds and two sherds Thetford Ware.
Found after one morning's work.
Identified by P. Wade Martins (NAU).

November 1977.
Ipswich Ware bodysherd at [1].
Information from A. Rogerson (NAU).

1987. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Roman greywares, several Middle Saxon Ipswich Ware sherds (mainly from southwest corner of field).
Sceatta BMC type 24a Merovingian derived.
Penny of William II BMC type III, Thetford mint moneyer Burchart.
For coins see identification list in file.
Other identification by E. B. Green (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 7 July 1987.

1989. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Two sherds green glazed Grimston handles.
Medieval bronze buckle plate fragment, stamped borders.
13th century buckle with fragment of decorated plate, expanded tongue rest.
Medieval bronze pointer from pair of scales?
Post medieval cast bronze vessel rim fragment.
Post medieval decorated shoe buckle fragment.
(S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 20 October 1989.

1991. Metal detecting.
One medieval and one post medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 1 July 1991.

NGR corrected from original [2].
M. Horlock (NLA), 13 April 2003.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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)
  • BALANCE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Archibald, M. 1987. Notes and correspondence about coins and pseudo-coin brooches sent to the British Museum.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Photograph: EDT 11-14 (sceatta).
<S1>Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.

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