Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2015 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds |
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Summary
In 1973 several sherds of Roman Samian ware pottery sherds were recovered at this location. Further Roman pottery sherds and a number of medieval sherds were found in 2007. Metal-detecting between 2011 and 2017 recovered Iron Age, Roman and medieval coins as well as Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches, possible furniture fittings, a harness mount, hair pin, nail cleaner, bead and spoon; medieval buckles and strap ends; an Early Saxon brooch; a medieval/post-medieval harness mount and dress hook; and post-medieval harness mounts.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9463 3866 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93NW |
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| Parish: | WIGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1973. Surface finds. [1].
Samian sherds:
Decorated bowl, form 30, 2nd century.
Stamped dish, form 18, AD 60-80, DRA(VCVS).
Information from (S1). Details and sketch map in file.
These discoveries were reported in (S2).
Before 16 October 2007. Stray finds.
Roman and medieval pottery.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 20 November 2007.
January 2011-May 2013. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [2]:
2 Late Iron Age coins.
Roman plate brooch, harness mount, hair pin, nail cleaner and spoon.
Medieval buckle, buckle converted into a clasp (S3) and strap end.
Post-medieval harness mounts.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
28 Roman copper alloy coins.
3 medieval silver coins.
All of these finds were previously recorded under NHER 1113.
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 10 July 2013.
May 2013-July 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman plate brooch and half of a finger ring.
Medieval lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval harness mount and dress hook.
These finds were previously recorded under NHER 1113.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 July 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017, 3 August 2017.
July 2015-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
14 Roman coins, brooches, copper alloy probable furniture fittings, a finger ring, bead and Hod Hill brooch fragment.
Medieval strap-end and a buckle.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
4 Roman copper alloy coins.
No other numismatics were recovered. [5].
A. Beckham (HES) and A. Rogerson (HES), 5 July 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 20 BC to 20 AD)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
- NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
- PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
- SPOON (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 150 AD to 250 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 150 AD to 250 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 290 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 357 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 357 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 354 AD to 361 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Gregory, T.. 1985. Great Walsingham/Wighton ?Roman Town?. 6 February. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wighton. |
| <S2> | Serial: 1973. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1973. No 20. p 14. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of medieval copper alloy buckle converted into a clasp. Film. 2:1. |
Related records
| 42850 | Parent of: Great Walsingham and Wighton Roman town (Monument) |
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