NHER 33837 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Metal detecting between 1998 and 2017 recovered Roman coins, medieval and post medieval coins, tokens, buckles, brooches and other metalwork, including a Middle/Late Saxon pin, part of a medieval ampulla and a post medieval stylus. Fieldwalking resulted in the discovery of prehistoric worked flints, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery, medieval roof tile and post medieval brick and gunflint.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SW
Civil Parish BLAKENEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September 1998. Metal detecting.
3 Roman coins.
Medieval and post medieval coins and metalwork.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 September 1998.

September 2002. Metal detecting. Field 25.
1 Roman, 4 medieval and 6 post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval jettons.
Medieval and post medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 July 2003.

4 September 2004. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 22.
Eight medieval and six post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 February 2006.

Summer 2005. Metal detecting, finders' Field 13.
3 medieval and 4 post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file and CD.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 September 2006.

February 2006. Metal detecting, Discovery Tours' Field 11.
11 medieval and 5 post medieval coins.
Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2006.

May 2006. Fieldwalking.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds.
Medieval roof tile.
Post medieval brick and gunflint.
Iron slag of uncertain date.
See lists and notes in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 November 2006.

28 August 2008. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 29.
1 Medieval coin; Post-Medieval token; Medieval/Post-Medieval and Post-Medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 October 2008.

August 2013. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 3. [1].
DT2013 - PAS details to follow.
For additional finds not recorded by HES see (S1) in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 23 September 2013.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 11.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [2]:
DT082015 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
Finds recorded by Discovery Tours, I. Riddler or A. Marsden:
Details to follow.
Also see (S2) for details of low grade material recovered from this field and Discovery Tours fields 10 and 12.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2015.

August 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
1 medieval coin and a strap loop.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017 and 1 March 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

INDSET102025HGAR - PAS details awaited. [4].
Field JR3.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 October 2025.

  • --- Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
  • --- Photograph: JHE.
  • --- Photograph: JHE.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Photograph: Riddler, I.. 2005. Digital photographs of Discovery Tours finds, Summer 2005. CD.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2013. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Field 3.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2015. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Fields 10, 11 and 12.
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • MIRROR (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 730 AD to 900 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (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)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (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)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DAGGER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 11 2025 11:02AM

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