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Record Details

NHER Number:	29713
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

Metal detecting has recovered a wide range of finds dating from the Roman to post medieval period. These include an Iron Age brooch, Roman brooches, a Roman pendant, fragments of Early Saxon brooches, Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts, a medieval belt mount, a post medieval sword buckle and post medieval jettons. Roman, medieval and post medieval coins were also found.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	TF 73 17
Map Sheet:	TF71NW
Parish:	GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

February 1993. General finds from field.
Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metalwork finds.
Roman coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 April 1993.

March-May 1993.
Undated, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval metalwork, including a Late Saxon box mount, which
was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S4).
Roman, medieval, post medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 July 1993.

October 1993. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coins and metalwork.
Iron Age brooch, (S1).
Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval (S2), post medieval metalwork.
Full details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 1993.

February 1994. Metal detecting find.
Late Saxon box mount. This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S3).
See details in file and Polaroid (S5).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 March 1994.

September 1994. Metal detecting finds.
Post medieval jettons.
Roman brooch.
Medieval belt mount.
See details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 October 1994.

November - December 1995. Metal detecting finds.
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metalwork, (S6).
Roman, medieval and post medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 January 1996.

Object found March - May 1993 and described as a leatherworking stamp is a medieval coin weight.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 July 2008.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
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 (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

DAGGER (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
PIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MANUFACTURING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BRASS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
NEEDLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Correspondence: Williams, D. 1995. Correspondence between D. Williams and S. Margeson regarding Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. 10, 22 and 31 August.
---	Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Photograph: 1994. LEF 17-19, Late Saxon box mount..
<S1>	Illustration: White, S.. 1993. Drawing of an Iron Age la tene type brooch.. Film. 2:1.
<S2>	Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1993. Drawing of a medieval harness stud.. Film. 2:1.
<S4>	Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. Nos 354 and 432; pp 78 and 91-92; Fig 57.
<S5>	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. Polaroid Nos.: 4806 and 4807.
<S6>	Illustration: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Drawing of an enigmatic object of an unknown date.. Film. 1:1.