NHER 29136 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal finds (King's Lynn, poorly located)

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1991 to 1992 recovered an Iron Age harness fitting and various medieval metal finds, including a brooch, a buckle, a book clasp and a seal matrix.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish CLENCHWARTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

November 1991. Metal detecting at [1].
Late medieval barrel-shaped fastener
16th century three-armed (one arm missing) seal matrix
16th century double loop buckle
16th century book clasp
14th century brooch or pin fragment
Identified by L. Brewster (KLM).
L. Brewster (KLM), 20 December 1991

The road is in 1km square [2] and forms the parish boundary, but the west side is built up. [3] may have meant the continuation of the road to the north.
E. Rose (NLA).

August 1992. Further metal detecting finds by [3]
Medieval bronze spur arm terminal
Iron Age bronze loop (possibly a harness fitting).
L. Brewster (KLM), 12 October 1992

Associated Sources (0)

  • HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2020 11:11AM

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