NHER 25047 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Fieldwalking at this location in 1988 recovered prehistoric flints, and pottery fragments dating from the Iron Age to the post-medieval period. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2023 recovered a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; a Roman brooch and copper alloy possible furniture studs; a Middle/Late Saxon strap end (a probable roughout or practice piece); medieval dress accessories, a book mount and part of guard from medieval rondel dagger; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and a post-medieval finger ring, mount and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF70NW
Civil Parish	BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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2 March 1988.
Fieldwalking by A. Rogerson (NAU)
Barton Bendish Survey.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 9 December 1988.

July-November 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Iron Age/Roman Nauheim-derivative brooch.
Roman Colchester-derivative Harlow brooch and copper alloy possible furniture studs.
Middle/Late Saxon strap end - a probable roughout or practice piece (S1).
Medieval buckles, a strap end, strap plate, strap loop, bar mount, book mount and part of guard from medieval rondel dagger.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Post-medieval finger ring, mount and lead cloth seals.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent saved as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 November 2023, 21 April 2024 and 17 February 2025.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF13711 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1042. BB.
--- SNF13712 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1043. BB.
--- SNF13713 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1044. BB.
--- SNF13714 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1045. BB.
--- SNF13715 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1046. BB.
--- SNF13716 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1047. BB.
--- SNF13717 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 1048. BB.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF102891 Illustration: Gibbon, J. 2024. Drawing of a Middle/Late Saxon strap end (probable rough-out or practice piece). Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (11)

Object Types (33)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Undated)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 70 AD)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 60 AD to 120 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
DAGGER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
FINGER RING (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1700 AD)