Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13846 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval building materials and Roman, Middle Saxon, and medieval to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking between 1978 and 1986 recovered Middle Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds have been found at this site, along with medieval building materials. Metal-detecting between 2018 and 2020 recovered Roman coins; as well as Roman, and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman button and loop fastener or toggle; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval brooch and clasp; and a post-medieval cloth seal fragment.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1259 0701 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG10NW |
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| Parish: | GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1978. Fieldwalking. On ploughed surface. [1].
Medieval sherds and flint rubble.
May 1986. Fieldwalking. [1].
One sherd Ipswich ware.
Plus another medieval sherd, rim sherd lead glazed earthenware.
W. Milligan (NCM), 14 May 1986.
March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
2 Roman coins, and a Colchester Derivatie Rear Hook brooch.
Medieval strap fittings, a book fitting, and an annular brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 June 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2018.
April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman button and loop fastener or toggle.
Post-medieval cloth seal fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019.
November 2019-February 2020. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval double-loop buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 96 AD to 180 AD)
- TOGGLE (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
- CLASP (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1610 AD to 1619 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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