NHER 19821 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon brooch
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Summary
Metal detecting in this area during 1983 recovered part of an Early Saxon brooch.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1983. Metal detecting. In ploughsoil.
Badly weathered and eroded fragment of short long brooch with broken hinge. Whole field detected, no sign of other pre post medieval material so brooch probably a casual loss.
See (S1).
Information from member of the public [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 16 December 1983.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF100514 Unpublished Document: Margeson, S. 1980-1996. S. Margeson's personal notes on individual finds. Find Description Notes.
- <S1> SNF78757 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1983. Drawing of an Early Saxon brooch fragment.. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2020 10:04AM