Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17032 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1980 recovered a range of objects, including a Roman furniture fitting, fragments of medieval spur and horse harness, post medieval buckles, thimbles and vessel fragments. Also found was a piece of post medieval pottery.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 02 00 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG00SW |
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| Parish: | HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1980. Ploughed field. Metal detecting.
Roman ornamental circular stud from furniture?
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU), October 1980.
Medieval bronze loop and stud for attachment of strap to terminal of spur.
Also bronze looped plate for attachment of looped strap (horse harness?).
Identified by S. Margeson (NAU).
Undated lead weight, perforated.
Post medieval finds.
Silver half groat of Charles I, worn.
Bronze 18th/19th century thimble.
Bronze peg with flat round head.
Fragment of bronze vessel.
Three buckles with tongues missing.
Fragment of rumbler bell (identified by S. Margeson, NCM).
Sherd of 17th century stoneware (identified by W. Milligan, NCM).
16th/17th century? Thimble (identified by S. Margeson, NCM).
S. Margeson (NCM), December 1980.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- WEIGHT (Undated)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (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
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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