NHER 30983 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects and pottery sherds, Great Close

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in this area during 1994-2000 recovered a variety of objects. Finds included Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, post medieval brick/tiles, a piece of undated slag and part of a medieval/post medieval copper alloy vessel.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF82SE
Civil Parish WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

18 September 1994. Large scatter containing NHER 3690, 3691, 15100, 16252, 16254.
?Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Post medieval brick/tiles etc.
See sketch map and list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 October 1994.

November 1994. Fieldwalking southwest area of site.
Scatter of Roman and medieval/post medieval sherds and brick/tile.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 30 November 1994.

April 1997. Fieldwalking.
Roman pottery scatter.
Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds, one slag, one stone.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 14 May 1997.

Before 16 March 2000. Metal detecting. Found at approximately [3].
Shoulder sherd of small cast copper alloy vessel. Metal is silvery grey colour, similar to bell metal. Narrowest part of neck, below an everted (missing) rim, suggests an internal diameter of 110mm. Late medieval or early post medieval.
Information from member of the public [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 June 2000.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • POLISHER (Undated)
  • RING (Undated)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 9:47AM

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