NHER 36088 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal finds

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Summary

Metal detecting at this location between 2000 and 2025 recovered Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval roof tile fragments; medieval/post-medieval brick and tile fragments; a post-medieval floor tile; a Late Saxon/medieval ceramic spindle whorl; potentially medieval iron slag; Late Iron Age (Roman issue), Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval token; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons and a number of other, Middle Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age probable rapier fragment; a Roman brooch, scabbard chape and lead steelyard weight; an Early Saxon gusset plate; a Middle/Late Saxon strap end; a Late Saxon openwork strap end; Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorls; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval sword-scabbard chape, harness mount, casket key, binding strip from casket, unidentified copper alloy objects, copper alloy seal matrix and memorial brass fragments and a medieval/post-medieval purse frame fragment, clapper from bell, book clasp, possible book or strap clasp, copper alloy vessel fragments and large wrought iron key and post-medieval jew's harps.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SW
Civil Parish NORTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before 7 December 2000. Metal detecting in ill-defined area.
Middle Bronze Age probable rapier fragment.
Middle/Late Saxon strap end.
Medieval casket key.
Five medieval coins.
One medieval token.
Undated fragment of unidentified object.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 March 2001.

March 2022-March 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
Early Saxon gusset plate.
Late Saxon openwork strap end.
Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin, buckles, a strap end, sword-scabbard chape and binding strip from casket.
Medieval/post-medieval purse frame fragment, clapper from bell and copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin and 3 jettons.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Beers (HES), 3 April 2023 and P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2024 to 1 September 2024.

March-June 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Late Iron Age coin (Roman issue denarius).
3 Roman coins, a one-piece Headstud brooch and scabbard chape.
Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorls.
7 medieval coins, 56 pottery sherds, 2 roof tile fragments, mounts, buckles, a strap end, harness mount, unidentified copper alloy objects, copper alloy seal matrix and fragment of memorial brass.
?Medieval iron slag (found in same area as scatter of medieval pottery).
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, 5 roof tile fragments, buckles, and large wrought iron key.
1 post-medieval jetton, 4 pottery sherds, jew's harps and a hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2024 and 1 September 2024.

May 2024-February 2025. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 Roman coins, 15 pottery sherds and lead steelyard weight.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Late Saxon/medieval ceramic spindle whorl and 2 lead spindle whorls.
1 medieval coin, 67 pottery sherds, 1 peg tile fragment, a buckle and memorial brass fragment.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, 6 pottery sherds, 4 brick fragments, 4 roof tile fragments, a book clasp and possible book or strap clasp.
1 post-medieval floor tile fragment and 2 buckles.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024 to 29 July 2025.

(S1) - PAS details awaited (KLMD062025).
P. Watkins (HES), 13 November 2025.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2025. Drawing of a post-medieval zoomorphic knife end cap. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 46 BC to 46 BC)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 260 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1499 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 81 AD to 138 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 297 AD to 298 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 570 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1185 AD to 1215 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1222 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1425 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1250 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1281 AD to 1281 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1400 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BRASS (Medieval - 1440 AD to 1460 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1630 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING / BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BRASS (Medieval - 1456 AD to 1456 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1498 AD to 1515 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CROTAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CROTAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • FLOOR TILE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1570 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1570 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1612 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • SPOON (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • MOUNT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1750 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (19th Century - 1880 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 20 2025 5:38PM

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