NHER 28826 (Find Spot record) - Roman spearhead
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Summary
A Roman socketed iron spearhead found by metal detecting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1984 or before. Metal-detecting.
Found in dredgings of Little Ouse:
1 Early Roman iron socketed spearhead.
Donated to Moyses Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds. See copy of museum record card in file for sketch and further details.
Record sent to NLA by SAU late 1991.
E. Rose (NLA) 20 February 1992. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 6 May 2016.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Beaker - 4000 BC to 2001 BC)
- SPEAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 31 2025 8:24PM