Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32813 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Saxon metalwork, multi-period finds and pottery sherds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in this area during 1997 recovered sherds of Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery. Subsequent metal detecting in 1997-98 retrieved various items including a Middle Saxon/Late Saxon ornament, a medieval strap end or book clasp, a Saxon hooked tag and a possible part of a Roman copper alloy bracelet.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 77 15 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NE |
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| Parish: | WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
3 April 1997. Fieldwalking finds - finder's field 43.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval sherds.
Medieval roofing tile.
See full list and plans in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 11 July 1997.
1997-98. Metal detecting.
Twenty-seven Roman coins.
One medieval and one post medieval coin.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon (S1), Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 December 1998.
1997-98.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon ornament found. Maybe a mount from a sword harness.
See description/notes in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 September 2000.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- SWORD BELT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- SWORD BELT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Middle Saxon/Late Saxon mount from a sword harness.. Film. 2:1. |
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