NHER 39314 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

During or prior to 2003 a Neolithic flake flint axehead was found by chance at this location. Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds; undatable copper alloy casting waste; Roman and medieval to post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an unusual Roman furniture fitting; an Early Saxon brooch; Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval key, very unusual horse harness pendant reused as a seal matrix, lead pot mend and lead weights; medieval/post-medieval vessel fragments, drape ring, thimble, coin weight and lead weight and a post-medieval crotal bell, candlestick knop, book mount, harness mount, spur fragment, cloth seal and furniture escutcheon plate.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG31SE
Civil Parish ACLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Before 28 March 2003. Stray Find.
Neolithic flaked flint axehead.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 April 2003.

November 2004. Metal-detecting.
Site extended to area centred [1].
Undatable copper alloy metal-working waste.
2 medieval/post medieval vessel rims.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 December 2004.

November 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undated casting waste.
1 Roman pot sherd and a coin.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval pot mend and strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a buckle and lead weight.
1 post-medieval token and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

December 2016-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin and a lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, buckle frame and a furniture escutcheon plate.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [4].
Early Saxon Small-long brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble and coin weight.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS:
Undatable copper alloy casting waste.
Medieval key and lead weights.
Medieval/post-medieval drape ring and copper alloy vessel fragments.
Post-medieval candlestick knop, book mount, harness mount, spur fragment and lead cloth seal.
H. Mellor (HES), 21 September 2017, E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

August-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman furniture fitting (an unusual heavily cast conical stud).
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts.
3 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman pottery sherds.
2 medieval coins and buckles (including gilt pin from unusual disc-on-pin buckle).
1 post-medieval coin and 2 tokens.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

October-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.

November 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
Undated copper alloy casting waste.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

January-February 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2019.

August 2020. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval tokens.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.

September 2020. Metal-detecting. [10].
Medieval very unusual horse harness pendant reused as a seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

NMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [11].
Finders' 'Field 17' (GD/BS).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 November 2025.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 388 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 180 AD to 192 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 500 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1189 AD to 1204 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1540 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1509 AD to 1544 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1532 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1636 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1660 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1669 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 12:28AM

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