NHER 28526 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal objects, coins and pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking here during 1991 recovered sherds of Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery. Subsequent metal detecting in 2001 and 2005 recovered a number of multi-period objects and coins. Finds included a post medieval buckle, a Late Saxon finger ring, a Roman spindle whorl, a medieval bulla and a post medieval lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13SE
Civil Parish WICKMERE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

1991. Found in fieldwalking (two visits) Finder's site W9.
Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, Medieval and post medieval sherds.
See lists and plans in file for full details.
Information from member of the public [1].
Identifications by A. Rogerson (NLA).
E. Rose (NLA) October 1991.

August 2001. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 20.
Find recorded on the PAS database [2]:
Late Saxon/medieval silver woven-wire finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
Other finds identified by NLA:
Roman coin.
Ten medieval coins.
Thirteen post medieval coins.
Late Bronze Age, possible Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists and digitised images in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 22 June 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 May 2020.

Summer 2005. Metal detecting rally, finders' Field 70A, southern part of site.
Only one find, a post medieval buckle.
See description and CD in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 September 2006.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: Riddler, I.. 2005. Digital photographs of Discovery Tours finds, Summer 2005. CD.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Treasure Annual Report 2001. p 60; No 96; Fig 96.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1995. The Field Archaeology of the Mannington and Wolterton Estates. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 160-184.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • RING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Undated)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HANGING BOWL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1199 AD?)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCISSORS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (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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Record last edited

Jun 7 2022 8:30AM

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