Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41710 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting at this location between 2005 and 2008 recovered a range of finds including Roman and medieval pottery sherds; undated iron slag and ?Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a ?Roman ring, a medieval sword scabbard chape and post medieval dress fastener, buckles and lead weights.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 98 10 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF91SE |
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| Parish: | SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February-March 2005. Metal-detecting (whole field).
2 post-medieval buckle frames, recovered from northeast corner of field, area centred at location [1].
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 May 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 6 February 2014.
October-November 2005. Metal-detecting (whole field).
3 post-medieval lead weights.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 December 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.
August - September 2008. Metal-detecting.
9 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
1 ?Roman ring.
9 medieval pottery sherds (8 unglazed, 1 glazed Grimston), 1 sword scabbard chape (decoration of mounted knight, see (S1)) and 1 lead weight.
1 post-medieval ovoid eye-plate of blunt-hooked dress fastener.
1 undatable iron slag lump.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 October 2008
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.
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
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.10 No 67. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Medieval sword scabbard chape. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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