NHER 23633 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1987 noted a general scatter of Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery fragments and a piece of medieval roof tile. Metal detecting between 1998 and 2024 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and a range of other metal objects, including a Roman cosmetic mortar; Middle Saxon pins; a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount; a Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval buckles, harness fittings, a horse-harness pendant and a silver bar mount; a medieval/post-medieval sword chape and end cap from knife or pommel and a post-medieval buckle and openwork mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61SE
Civil Parish WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

6 March 1987. Systematic Fieldwalking Survey.
Fenland fieldwalking. Former allotments southeast of [1]. Weathered ploughsoil.
Context 1 general scatter odd Iron Age? And medieval sherds and occasional flint WGY BE. Also medieval roof tile.
Context 2 at [2] limited concentration of Iron Age? pottery and few burnt pebbles. Also quite a few fragments of cinder (?not associated) and few medieval sherds. On south side island but below and north of crest. 29m maximum diameter at 10.1m OD. WGY 17. Finds NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU), 23 March 1987.

Context 3 at [3]; few sherds of Iron Age? Pottery spread over area of about 15m diameter, not apparently continuous with Context 2.
WGY BD. Details as above.

Some of the material from Context 1 has been reidentified as Roman pottery; also some from context 3 as medieval
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders

November 1998. Metal detecting. [4].
Very elaborate, probably late 12th century horse-harness pendant.
See description, drawing (S1) and blazon by S.J. Ashley (NAU) in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 29 December 1998.

December 1998. Metal detecting. [5].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount
Roman cosmetic mortar
Medieval, post-medieval and undated metal finds
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 29 January 1999.

November-December 2004. Metal-detecting.
Middle Saxon pins.
1 medieval jetton, buckles and a harness fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval sword chape.
?Post-medieval dress fitting and lead unidentifed object.
Jetton identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 25 February 2014.

April 2020-October 2022. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 post-medieval jetton and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024 and 4 February 2024.

January-March 2023. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval harness fitting.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 March 2024.

September 2024. Metal-detecting. [8].
Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval silver bar mount.
Medieval/post-medieval end cap from a knife or pommel
Post-medieval openwork mount.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver bar mount was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2024 T1114) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025, 22 June 2025 and 6 July 2025.

November 2024. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025.

KLMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [10].
Finder's 'Field 4'.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 October 2025.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY 17. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY BD. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY BE. FENS.
  • --- Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Undated)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1230 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1208 AD to 1217 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1651 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2025 11:55AM

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