NHER 29403 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
December 1992. [1].
Roman concentration of pottery, with outliers.
Iron Age, Roman, ?Early Saxon, medieval pottery.
Roman coins.
Roman and medieval metalwork.
See map and lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 February 1993.
January 1993. Further metal detector finds and field collection.
Prehistoric, Roman, Iron Age, Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), S. Margeson (NCM) and J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 1993.
June 1993. Metal-detector finds.
Prehistoric flint.
Roman, Iron Age, Early Saxon, medieval pottery.
Roman coins.
Post-medieval tokens and metalwork.
See full details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 November 1993.
September 1996. Metal detector finds.
Biconical lead spindle whorl with relief decoration of oblique lines. 67.9g. Probably medieval or Late Saxon.
Six Roman coins.
One post-medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 1996.
Late 1996/early 1997. Metal detector finds.
Two flint flakes, one short in unpatinated brown flint, the other incomplete (bulbar end missing) with greyish white patina. Both with extensive edge wear/damage, perhaps accidental. Undatable prehistoric. Identified by P. Robins (NCM).
One medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 April 1997.
Early 1997. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 August 1997.
January 2010. Metal-detecting.
One Iron Age, twenty-two Roman, two medieval and two post-medieval coins.
See lists in file and [2].
A. Marsden (HES), 25 January 2010.
January-February 2010. Metal-detecting.
16 Roman, one medieval and two post-medieval coins; two post-medieval jettons and one token; Late Saxon brooch; medieval belt mount, strap plate, harness mount, brooch, patrix, key; post-medieval unidentified object and two cloth seals.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 1 March 2010.
December 2009-January 2010. Metal-detecting.
One Iron Age, 22 Roman, two medieval and two post-medieval coins, Iron Age/Roman (S1), Roman, medieval and medieval/post-medieval metal objects and post-medieval pot sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 February 2010.
February-March 2010. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, Iron Age, Roman, medieval (S2) and post-medieval metal objects and a post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 April 2010.
October-November 2011. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British cosmetic mortar, extraordinary Early Saxon cruciform brooch (S3), medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 2 December 2011.
KLMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [3].
Finder's 'Field 1'.
Expanded to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 October 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF77392 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of an Iron Age/Roman flat ring terret. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
- <S2> SNF77393 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a possible medieval patrix. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF83925 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (55)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 92 BC to 92 BC)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRICK (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)
- COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PATTERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
- BEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (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)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1613 AD to 1615 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD? to 1636 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 16 2025 1:17PM