NHER 23833 (Find Spot record) - Medieval keys and book clasp and multi period pottery sherds

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Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking here in 1987 recovered a range of objects. Noteworthy finds included sherds of Saxon Ipswich and Thetford Ware pottery, part of a medieval book clasp, fragments of two medieval keys and part of a post medieval bellarmine jug.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22NE
Civil Parish SKEYTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May - June 1987. Found with metal detector and fieldwalking. North of road, northwest of barn shown on 6in Ordnance Survey.
Small flint gritted Iron Age sherd; Ipswich ware rim sherd; Thetford type wares Roman greyware rim sherd; early medieval rim and other medieval sherds; decorated bronze strip, possibly part of book clasp, very worn, medieval;
Medieval bronze key with hollow stem and decorated bow (polaroid); Iron key of medieval or post medieval date. X-ray done by NCM; medieval bronze buckle (polaroid); medieval bronze vessel rim; post medieval Bellarmine sherd and Staffordshire blackglaze base.
Medieval sherds are held by NCM, formerly by member of the public [1] who retains others.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and W. Milligan (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM)3 June 1987.

  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1959. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. 1950's Revisions..
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 3 2011 11:39AM

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