Record Details

NHER Number:23911
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

Prehistoric flints and fragments of pottery dating from the Iron Age to the post medieval periods have been found by fieldwalking. Roman coins, brooches, and hair pins, an Early Saxon brooch, a Middle Saxon pin and other metalwork has been found by metal detecting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 71 06
Map Sheet:TF70NW
Parish:BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

27 October 1986.
Site BB 298, field crossing parish boundary. Medium conditions winter cereal.
Worked flints; Hone.
Ipswich ware; Roman sherds; medieval wares; post medieval including Westerwald; Undated sherds.
Copper alloy post medieval spur terminal.
See details in file.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 12 August 1987.

October 1987.
East part of field rewalked. Context 2 BB 787, list in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU) January 1988.

Before 12 January 2004. Metal detecting.
Roman hairpin and brooch.
Early Saxon brooch.
See list in file with grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2004.

Before 17 November 2004. Metal detecting.
Roman coin.
Middle Saxon pin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 January 2005.

Before 4 November 2005. Metal detecting.
Two Early Saxon brooches.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 June 2006.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Undated)
  • WHETSTONE (Undated)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---*Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 298. BB.
---*Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 787. BB.
---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Photograph: 2004. KVF 33, Early Saxon brooch fragment..
---Photograph: 2004. KVF 34-35, Romano British lion bow brooch..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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