NHER 25672 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking here between 1989 and 2006 recovered Mesolithic/Neolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Bronze Age or Early Saxon cast ring; a Roman finger ring; an Early Saxon brooch; Middle Saxon brooches and pin; Late Saxon strap ends and buckle; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval purse frame, key, possible casket mount, harness pendants and mount, Papal lead bulla, lead seal matrix and the hand of a crucifix figure; a medieval/post-medieval book clasp, purse frame and lead weight and post-medieval book clasps.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF93NE
Civil Parish HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Late 1989. Finder's Field 18 [1]. Found with metal detecting and in fieldwalking.
General scatter of sherds.
Metal finds plotted.

April to May 1990. Further fieldwalking and detecting.
Fragment of medieval ?purse frame.
More Late Saxon and medieval pottery.

August to September 1990.
Yet more finds.

1991. Metal-detecting and fieldwalking.
Found by [1]:
1 Mesolithic/Neolithic flint core, 2 blades and 2 small flakes.
1 Early Saxon brooch.
1 Middle Saxon pin.
1 medieval coin, belt plate, 2 buckles, 1 belt mount, 1 sheet off-cut and 1 cast arm with pierced hand from crucifix figure.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM). See list and descriptions in file.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2014.

Late 1991 to 1992. Further metal detecting finds.
Roman coins.
Medieval metalwork.
Late Saxon, medieval pottery.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 March 1992.

1992/3.
Flints.
Late Saxon pottery.
Medieval and post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 July 1993.

1994/June 1995. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coin and sherd.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 October 1995.

1998. Metal detecting.
Further Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
No significent metal finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 January 1999.

See file for lists and (S1).

Before 14 September 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint ?axehead roughout.
1 medieval harness mount.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM) and harness mount by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 October 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2014.

Before 12 October 2005. Metal detecting.
1 Late Saxon and 2 medieval coins.
Late Saxon and medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 November 2005.

Before 22 December 2005. Metal detecting.
Two Roman, three medieval and four post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 January 2006.

Before 10 November 2006. Metal detecting.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S1 and S2), medieval and post medieval metal objects.
1 continental medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 February 2007.

  • --- Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.6 No 33.
  • --- Map: Finder's Map..
  • --- Photograph: FTF 22-4, FTX 28-30.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Saxon incomplete strap-end.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Saxon oval buckle frame.. Film. 2:1.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
  • BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • RING (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Undated)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • RING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SHEET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Mar 26 2025 8:04AM

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