NHER 34638 (Find Spot) - Medieval and post medieval metalwork

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 1998 and 2025 recovered a medieval pottery sherd; a Roman coin and a number of other metal objects, including a medieval buckle, strap end and lead ampulla and a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and lead loomweight or spindle whorl.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF93NE
Civil Parish	BINHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before May 1998. Metal-detecting. [1].
Finder's Field: BMF 4c.
Medieval/post-medieval lead loom weight.
See list in file and Finder's Map (S1).
K. Sussams, (NLA) 13 May 1999. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 30 January 2020.

August 2004. Metal detecting.
Medieval lead ampulla, rose surrounded by a possible crown of thorns.
E. Darch (NLA), 17 May 2005.

Before 1 January 2006. Metal detecting.
Medieval/post medieval vessel fragment.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2006.

AHS022025 - PAS details awaited. [2].
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2025.

October 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval elaborate zoomorphic buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025.

January 2025. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval pottery sherd and a strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025.

NHRG062025 - PAS details awaited. [4].
Finders' 'Bin Field C' (multiple).
P. Watkins (HES), 5 March 2025.

ENMD062025 - PAS details awaited. [5].
Finder's 'Back Field'.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 June 2025.

Associated Sources (4)

<S1> SNF100374 Unpublished Document: Sussams, K. 1998. G. Reeve and A. Ribbon's Sites. Finder's map. Finder's Field: BMF 4a-4d.
--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (19)

GOUGE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 801 BC)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 30 BC to 10 BC)
COIN (Roman - 323 AD to 326 AD)
COIN (Roman - 360 AD to 361 AD)
STAFF (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1200 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LOOMWEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
CROSS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1485 AD to 1547 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Binham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2025 3:25PM