NHER 10607 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A Neolithic or Bronze Age stone macehead was found on the surface of a field in 1975. Metal-detecting between 2019 and 2024 recovered Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman lead steelyard weight; a Late Saxon strap end and a medieval strap end, silver pin and copper alloy vessel fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM39SW
Civil Parish	DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	HEDENHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

April to May 1975. Stray Find. [1].
Found on field surface at [2]:
Polished stone macehead. Hour-glass perforation. Ends battered, side of perforation polished.
See drawing (S1).
Petrology N209.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU). Information from record card (S2).
This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 August 2023.

July-October 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
E. McDonald (HES), 14 January 2021 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

September-October 2021. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Late Iron Age coin.
Medieval silver pin.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver pin was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2024 T928).
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

April 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025.

April 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin and a lead steelyard weight.
Late Saxon strap end.
Medieval ring thimble and 3 copper alloy vessel fragments.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024 and 23 February 2025.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 SW 23.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF79230 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1975. Drawing of a Neolithic/Bronze Age polished stone macehead. Card. 1:1.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S3> SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 6.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (14)

MACE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 20 BC)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 134 AD to 138 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 700 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1553 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1568 AD to 1568 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Ditchingham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 24 2025 2:34PM