Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30948 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1994 and 2017 recovered a post-medieval token; a Roman plate brooch; part of an Early Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness mount, and an unidentified object; a medieval/post-medieval scale-tang knife end-cap and copper alloy ring and post-medieval coin weights, a bodkin, an elaborate pipe tamper, and a furniture fitting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 13 24 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12SW |
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| Parish: | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April-May 1994. Metal-detecting. [1].
6th century cruciform brooch, bow and upper, foot of.
Median fine groove on bow, transverse grooves above and below bow. Worn catchplate. Ancient breaks.
(S1) in NCM.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 September 1994.
March 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW2. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Roman plate brooch.
Medieval hooked dress fastener.
Medieval/post-medieval button, scale-tang knife end-cap, copper alloy ring and hooked tag.
Post-medieval coin weight, buckle and strap clasp fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.
March 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval buckles, a harness mount, an unidentified object, and a strap-end.
1 post-medieval token, bodkin, furniture fitting, a coin weight, and an elaborate copper alloy pipe tamper in the form of a forearm with a hand gripping a rolled-up scroll.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.
Monument Types
- 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
- PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 150 AD to 300 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- PIPE TAMPER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1576 AD to 1579 AD)
- BODKIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1663 AD to 1685 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
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