NHER 30690 (Monument record) - Bronze Age to Late Iron Age activity, Early Saxon cemetery and a Roman to Early Medieval settlement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1994. Metal detecting. [1]
Two Roman coins, two medieval coins, two post- medieval tokens. See lists in file.
Square medieval belt mount, repousse dots, central hole, 21x21mm, nicked edges.
13th century buckle with roller on pin rest. Four rivets in place.
2-piece tongue-shaped medieval strap end, two rivets.
Tiny medieval gilded buckle/brooch pin, with transverse moulding near loop.
Fleur-de-lis shaped cast object ending in tab with heavy iron staining. ?End cap for knife. Medieval.
Part of ?annular brooch with triangular stamps. Early Saxon. Distorted into overlapping ring with slanting sides. See (S1).
Medieval/early post medieval mount/belt fitting. Two spikes on reverse.
?Mount or belt fitting, cut down from brooch. Lug on reverse. ?Early Saxon. See (S1).
Part molten silver fragment with style 1 decoration, possible brooch bow fragment. See (S1) and (S5). See British Museum letter in file.
Early Saxon wrist clasp edge place. Hines B20. See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 June 1994.
Late October 1994. Metal detecting finds.
Iron Age coins.
Roman brooches, vessel, hammer, pin.
Early Saxon brooches, girdle hanger.
Late Saxon mount.
Post medieval book clasp.
See list in file, with grid references for each find.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 December 1994.
August 1995. Metal detecting.
Medieval pendant and buckle.
Molten bronze.
See list with grid references in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 October 1995.
March 1996. Metal detecting finds.
Roman, medieval, post medieval coins and tokens.
Roman brooch.
Early Saxon brooch and strap end.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file with find references.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 3 May 1996.
April 1996. Metal detecting.
Roman and medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval tokens.
Iron Age brooch.
Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
See lists in file with grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 May 1996.
May 1996. Metal detecting.
Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval jettons.
Late Bronze Age (S2), Roman, Early Saxon (S3), Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
?Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 June 1996.
June 1996. Metal detecting.
Roman, medieval coins.
Post medieval jetton.
Roman brooches.
Early Saxon brooch.
Post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file with grid refs.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 August 1996.
July 1996. Metal detecting.
Roman and medieval coins.
Early Saxon brooch, wrist clasp, bucket mount, girdle hanger.
Late Saxon mount.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 30 August 1996.
Late Saxon mount found late October 1994 is part of a bridle cheek piece and is very similar to one from NHER 28632 Tibenham found before 10 March 2003.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 May 2003.
9-10 October 2003. Metal detecting.
Medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 November 2003.
24 January 2006. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins, two post medieval jettons.
Early Saxon and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 March 2006.
20 February 2006. Metal detecting.
Two medieval coins.
Iron Age, Early Saxon and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 April 2006.
December 2011-January 2012. Metal-detecting.
Roman hair pin.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 30 January 2012.
January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 Roman coins, brooches, a nail cleaner, copper alloy bead, snake bracelet fragment and an unusual furniture fitting.
Early Saxon brooches and a sleeve clasp.
Early/Middle Saxon buckle.
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount.
1 medieval coin, buckles, a mount, strap-end, weight and strap loop.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, button, weight and unidentified lead object.
1 post-medieval coin, buckles, a bell, book clasp and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.
Associated Sources (19)
- --- SNF87901 Photograph: 1994. LDN 21-24 Romano British pin..
- --- SNF87898 Photograph: 1994. LDN 3-10, Romano British bronze hammer head..
- --- SNF87911 Photograph: 1994. LDQ 1-6, Iron Age coins..
- --- SNF87913 Photograph: 1994. LDQ 11-12, Early Saxon girdle hanger..
- --- SNF87912 Photograph: 1994. LDQ 7-10, Saxon mount..
- --- SNF87933 Photograph: 1994. LDR 21-22, Early Saxon cruciform brooch knob..
- --- SNF87934 Photograph: 1994. LDR 23-26, Early Saxon cruciform brooches..
- --- SNF87935 Photograph: 1994. LDR 27-35 Iron Age coins..
- --- SNF88078 Photograph: 1994. LEC 21-22, Early Saxon silver object..
- --- SNF88079 Photograph: 1994. LEC 26-27, Brooch..
- --- SNF88080 Photograph: 1994. LEC 37-38, Annular fragment..
- --- SNF88097 Photograph: 1994. LEE 12-13, Early Saxon wrist clasp..
- --- SNF73803 Photograph: JHV 8, 9, Early Saxon sherd..
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
- <S2> SNF77230 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1996. Drawing of 2 Bronze Age awls and a fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe.. Film. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF77233 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1996. Drawing of an Early Saxon radiate brooch fragment.. Film. 2:1.
- <S4> SNF77231 Illustration: Ashley, S.. Unknown. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe handle.. Film. 1:1.
- <S5> SNF77232 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1996. Drawing of an Early Saxon brooch bow fragment.. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (11)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT? (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1300 AD)
- CEMETERY? (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (121)
- AWL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- RING (Unknown date)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 55 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HAMMER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NAIL CLEANER (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 150 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BUCKET (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- RING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 500 AD)
- SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 540 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 540 AD)
- BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 675 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPOON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1161 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (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)
- SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
Related NHER Records (5)
- Geographical: NHER 20893 - Parent of: 18th century seal (Find Spot)
- Geographical: NHER 30652 - Parent of: Early Saxon cremations (Find Spot)
- Geographical: NHER 22006 - Parent of: Roman brooch (Find Spot)
- Geographical: NHER 30651 - Parent of: Roman to post medieval metal finds (Find Spot)
- Geographical: NHER 23304 - Parent of: Roman, Early Saxon and medieval finds (Find Spot)
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2025 8:28AM