NHER 19167 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
26 April 1983. Fenland Fieldwork.
Single flint tool (field not yet walked).
Identified by R. Silvester (NAU), May 1983.
14 October 1986. Further Fenland fieldwork (WGY AC) shows that this was one of a scatter of flints.
Also prehistoric sherds (Iron Age?).
Possibly Roman and Ipswich ware sherds and Late Saxon sherds.
Note also site NHER 17286 which lies within this scatter.
Conditions: weathered soil, covered by oilseed rape.
Finds in the NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU), 14 October 1986.
Some of the material found has been reidentified as medieval pottery.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
1996.
One Late Saxon sherd found in northwest part of field by source and students.
Detail in file for NHER 3453.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 February 1999.
Before 14 October 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Late Saxon plate brooch.
Post-medieval silver head-dress pin.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES not recorded on the PAS database:
2 medieval coins.
The post-medieval silver head-dress pin was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2013 T915).
A. Beckham (HES), 25 November 2013.
March-November 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman lunular or crescentic harness pendant.
Medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 2.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 November 2023.
September-November 2023. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024 and 1 September 2024.
September 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman Hod Hill brooch.
1 post-medieval coin and a mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025 and 29 July 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF16909 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY AC. FENS.
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF68567 Unpublished Document: Smallwood, J.. 1996. Park Farm, Wormegay.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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 (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (19)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 70 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 720 AD to 1100 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
- BODKIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1611 AD to 1612 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 13 2025 12:21PM