NHER 15602 (Find Spot record) - Roman medieval to post-medieval finds from northeast of Marlpit Heath Wood

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1979 recovered a scatter of Roman pottery fragments and a Roman coin of Vespasian. Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2018 recovered a post-medieval coin; a post-medieval jetton and a number of other Late Bronze Age and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Saxon socketed axehead fragment; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval copper allo and lead weights; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval crotal bell, coin weight and sword-belt fitting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG14SW
Civil Parish	UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Autumn 1979. Fieldwalking.
Found on ploughed surface, north-east of Marlpit Heath Wood. [1].
Scatter of Roman greyware, colour-coated ware.
Roman coin (Dupondius of Vespasian).
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
A. Lawson (NCM), November 1979.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval coin and a jetton.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 17 February 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

December 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Saxon socketed axehead fragment.
Medieval buckle and nested cup weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel attachment loop.
Post-medieval crotal bell, coin weight and hooked sword-belt fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

February-March 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval strap ends.
Information from PAS import.
The following objects are not recorded on the PAS database:
Medieval lead weights.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cooking vessel handles.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (15)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1440 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
SWORD BELT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1635 AD to 1636 AD)