Record Details

NHER Number:24350
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1987, 1988 and 2015 recovered Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and numerous tokens; and undated and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated metalworking debris; a medieval lead ampulla, harness pendant and cauldron leg and a post-medieval silver spoon and a stud.

Images

  • Medieval harness pendant from NHER 24350  © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:TG 30 20
Map Sheet:TG32SW
Parish:HOVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1987. Metal detecting. [1].
Illegible 3rd century coin.
Large bronze leg from medieval cauldron.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 8 November 1987.

March 1988. Stray Find.
1 undatable prehistoric flint blade.
See note in file [3].
P. Watkins (HES)

1 April 1988. Details as before. [1].
Two Roman greyware sherds.
Medieval lead ampulla.
Medieval sherds.
Medieval bronze 'reve' or backplate from rivet.
16th/17th century decorated stud.
18th/19th century silver spoon.
Lead waste.
Crude 'box' made of lead sheet.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM),
W. Milligan (NCM), 10 May 1988.

May 1988. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval knife handle end-plate, 1 belt 'hanger' and 1 copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval fitting, 1 ?tobacco tamper, 1 buckle and 1 lead cloth seal.
1 undatable lead weight, 2 lead waste fragment and 1 copper alloy waste fragment.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM). See notes in file and polaroids [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 28 July 2016.

May-June 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
Medieval harness pendant.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and 16 tokens.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BOX (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BLADE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1340 AD to 1405 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIPE TAMPER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1660 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1652 AD to 1652 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1656 AD to 1656 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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

Related records - none

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