NHER 30411 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1993 and metal-detecting between 2011 and 2015 recovered medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a piece of Roman puddingstone quern; undated iron slag; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval tokens and jettons and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; a Roman brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval rotary key, seal matrix, and lead spindle whorl; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings, a spoon bowl and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval clapper bell, cloth seal, finger ring, rowel spur and harness mounts.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NW
Civil Parish GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1993. Fieldwalking finds. [1].
At grid reference: Small fragment of quern in Hertfordshire puddingstone.
Over rest of field: one piece iron slag, post medieval sherds including willow pattern.
E. Rose (NLA), 18 February 1994.

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting. [2].
2 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

October 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch.
Medieval rotary key.
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 token and a button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

February-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
4 Roman coins and a brooch.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin, buckles and a folding strap clasp.
1 medieval/post-medieval token and copper alloy rings.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 jettons, a clapper bell, rowel spur, finger ring, cloth seal and harness mounts.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

September 2014-March 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S1).
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, strap-ends, buckles, a lead spindle whorl, a seal matrix, and a strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a spoon bowl and a copper alloy ring.
2 post-medieval jettons, a buckle and a button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 January 2019 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

  • <S1> Illustration: Ashley, S. 2015. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead fragment. Film. 1:1.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 70 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 140 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 180 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 375 AD to 378 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 720 AD to 900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPOON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1634 AD to 1638 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2024 11:58AM

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