Record Details

NHER Number:12904
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Fragments of medieval pottery were noted on molehills in 1977. Metal detecting between 2000 and 2014 recovered Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; post medieval coins and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a medieval/post-medieval hooked tag and a post-medieval bell, a ring and part of a rowel spur.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 07 17
Map Sheet:TG01NE
Parish:LYNG, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1977. Casual Find.
A few sherds of unglazed medieval pottery were recovered from molehills on reseeded grassland.
Informant [1], sherds (not seen).

August to September 2000. Metal detecting. [2].
A Middle Saxon pottery sherd, a late medieval/early post medieval pottery sherd, a fragment of post medieval reduced pan tile, and three post medieval metal items (a bell, a binding ring, and a rowel spur) were found.
See list in file.
K. Hinds (NLA), 12 October 2000.

August 2002. Metal detecting.
Two post medieval coins were recovered.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 September 2002.

Before March 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

April 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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

  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1697 AD to 1697 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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