NHER 2812 (Find Spot record) - Saxon and medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered Saxon and medieval metal finds including a medieval shield-shaped harness pendant with red enamel ground. Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval pottery was also found on the surface.

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Map sheet	TF91NE
Civil Parish	BEETLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1969. Surface finds.
One Ipswich Ware sherd, and Late Saxon and medieval sherds were recorded north of the church.
See (S1) and information taken from (S2).
Reported in (S3) and noted on (S4).
P. Wade-Martins (NAU).

March 1991. Metal detecting. North-east of pond/pit.
A medieval copper alloy harness pendant, a Late Saxon/early medieval copper alloy bridle cheekpiece with knob terminals, and a medieval copper alloy ring were found while metal detecting. The harness pendant is shield-shaped, with red enamel ground, cross saltire, and two crosslets on each arm (listed in S5). The copper alloy ring has white-metal coating, a loop on the edge and a narrow bar opposite around which there is a broken 'tang' with an incised X.
I.D. S.Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 September 1991.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Beetley.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Beetley [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF5871 Monograph: Wade-Martins, P. 1980. Fieldwork and Excavation on Village Sites in Launditch Hundred, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 10. p 17.
<S2> SNF8625 Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. G. 1972. Medieval Britain in 1970. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XV (for 1971) pp 124-179. p 127.
<S3> SNF2434 Serial: 1970. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1970. No 17. p 4.
<S4> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NE 5.
<S5> SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101. p 51.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 651 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (6)

POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BRIDLE FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Beetley (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

May 17 2022 1:59PM