Record Details

NHER Number:25651
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1989 and 2018 recovered medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins, post-medieval jettons and tokens and Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; a Middle Saxon pin fragment; a medieval pot mend, papal bulla and strap fitting; a medieval/post-medieval book clasp and weight and a post-medieval coin weight, buckle frame and a lead label.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 34 10
Map Sheet:TG31SW
Parish:BLOFIELD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1989. Metal-detecting at [1].
Roman brooch. Bow fragment of trumpet type. Mid 1st to late 2nd century AD. [2].
D. Gurney (NAU), 3 January 1990.

14 September 2005 and 16 October 2005. Metal-detecting. Site enlarged.
All of these finds were located near the southern end of the site.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, 2 tokens and 1 coin weight.
See list and (S1) and (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 December 2005.

17 November 2010 and 15 January 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval lead pot mend, post-medieval lead label and bronze coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 10 February 2011.

December 2010-January 2011. Metal-detecting.
Papal bull of Benedict XII.
See description with photos in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 January 2011.

August- September 2012. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval buckle frame.
See details in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 17 September 2012.

Before 6 February 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval book clasp.
Post-medieval lead possible apothecary weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

October 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and a jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman Colchester brooch.
Middle Saxon pin fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1204 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PERFORATED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1602 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Map: Finder's Map..
<S2>Unpublished Document: Davies, G. 2005. Finder's maps and notes for metal-detecting by G. Davies in March 2002 and between 4 September and 16 October 2005. Finder's map.

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