NHER 16841 (Monument record) - Possible Early Saxon cremation cemetery and multi-period metal objects

19 July 1977. NAU aerial photographs.
Context 1: cropmark of ring ditch to the northwest of Westacre. Approximately 24m diameter.
J. Bown (NAU) 28 November 1980.

1991. Found with metal detector.
Early Saxon metalwork suggesting cemetery; finds from whole field.
Pottery collected by NAU staff, held by NCM. Metalwork roughly co-incident with ring ditch.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 March 1992

1991. Further metal detector finds.
Early Saxon (S2) and medieval metalwork, Roman coins.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 November 1991

September 1992. Metal detector finds.
Further Early Saxon, Roman, Late Saxon and medieval finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 November 1992.

September 1993. Metal detector finds.
Roman, Early Saxon and medieval metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 November 1993.

1994.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon brooch found, (S3).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 31 March 1994.

1995-96. Fieldwalking survey by [2]. Survey field 3.
Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds.
E. Rose (NLA) 22 July 1996.

September 1996. Metal detector finds.
Further Early Saxon objects from same area as before and Roman coin.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 November 1996.

See full lists in file.

Before 24 October 2005. Metal detecting.
Medieval strap fitting.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 24 January 2006.

Before 23 May 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman, 1 medieval and 1 post medieval coin.
Roman, Early Saxon (S4), Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S5), medieval and post medieval and undatable metal objects.
These finds include a distorted medieval silver finger ring.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 July 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 May 2020.

Probable site of Late Saxon and medieval settlement.
See (S1).
D. Robertson (NLA), 28 July 2008.

Metal detecting, before 7 July 2008.
Undatable stone weight, Romano British/Early Saxon, Early Saxon and undatable metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 September 2008.

Roman/Early Saxon buckle found before 7 July 2008 is now identified as Late Saxon, (S6).
A. Rogerson (HES), 4 April 2012.

June 2012. Magnetometry survey.
Further details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 June 2012.

July-December 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Undated copper alloy rings.
Roman brooch and copper alloy nails.
Middle/Late Saxon strap-end and brooch.
Late Saxon stirrup terminal.
Medieval strap-ends, a strap fitting, strap loop, strap plate, harness pendant and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and a hooked tag.
Post-medieval buckles, a cloth seal, furniture mount and a dress clasp eye-plate.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS:
5 Roman coins.
5 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 February 2015.