NHER 28847 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and Roman to medieval/post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 1991 and 2019 recovered a Neolithic flaked axehead; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman flue tile and roof tile; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and token and Roman to medieval/post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman nail, furniture stud, steelyard weight, copper alloy vessel mount, hair pin, key and brooches, including a very rare example of a gold bow brooch; an Early Saxon brooch; a Middle Saxon pin head; a Late Saxon bridle cheek piece and stirrup-strap mount; medieval buckles, harness mounts, a copper alloy cauldron foot, strap-end and harness mount or pendant and medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Late 1991. Fieldwalking finds. Context 1. [1].
Concentration of building material, Roman, few sherds.
No significant detector finds.
Details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 February 1992.

First half 1992. General finds. [1].
5 Roman tile fragments, including 1 tegula and 2 combed box (one with hole).
1 bowl red slipped Roman.
26 Roman greyware, including 2 bead with flange bowl rims, 2 bowl rims and 5 jar rims.
Medieval cauldron foot (Identified by S. Margeson, (NCM)).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 July 1992.

December 1995. Cultivated stubble, casual finds in area set diagonally across field. Context 2. [2].
5 body sherds Roman greyware.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 December 1997.

Before 3 May 2006. Metal detecting.
Fourteen Roman coins.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon (S2), and medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2006.

Before 24 April 2007. Metal detecting. Site extended to whole field, previous site area saved [3].
Neolithic flint axe, Roman coin, Romano-British sherds.
Romano-British metal objects including gold crossbow brooch (S1 and S3) and a mount possibly from a vessel (S4), Late Saxon stirrup strap mount and medieval harness mount.
The Roman gold crossbow brooch was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2007 T236), declared Treasure in 2008 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2009.232).
See lists and drawings in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 May 2007 and H. Hamilton (NLA), 23 January 2009. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 14 April 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.

Before 6 July 2007. Metal detecting.
18 Roman and 2 medieval coins. Romano-British, Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post medieval sherds.
Romano-British, medieval and undatable metal objects, post medieval token and jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 September 2007.

Before 10 June 2009. Metal detecting.
1 Roman coin,
See list in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 31 August 2009

19 October 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 March 2021.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. pp 89 and 229; No 148; Fig 148.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Gold brooch find a first for county.
  • <S2> Illustration: Paterson, O.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Saxon bridle cheek piece. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2007. Drawing of a Roman gold bow brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2007. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy mount possibly from a vessel. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 9 2021 10:51AM

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