NHER 40116 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL99NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1994 to 1999. Metal-detecting.
Most finds from northern part of field.
Early Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowhead.
1 Late Iron Age coin.
Roman Langton Down brooch, finger ringer, possible buckle fragment and votive axehead.
1 Middle Saxon coin and 2 pins (S1).
2 Middle/Late Saxon disc brooches.
?Late Saxon finger ring of very unusual form.
Medieval buckle, strap end, annular brooch, 2 horse-harness pendants and a possible leash swivel.
1 post-medieval token.
See list in file.
The Early Neolithic arrowhead and Iron Age and Middle Saxon coins were initially mislaid and not seen by I&RS with the other objects. They were subsequently located and brought in for identification at a later date.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 January 2004, 20 November 2004 and 11 April 2005. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2025.
1994-1999. Metal-detecting.
See NHER 40118 for details of finds known to have been recovered from the fields recorded as NHER 40116 and NHER 40117 during this time period but which were not kept separate. This large mixed assemblage includes Iron Age/Roman, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon medieval and post-medieval objects. Items of particular note include a Roman kiln bar and a flue tile fragment.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 April 2020.
January-March 2024. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.
16-17 March 2024. Metal-detecting. Rally. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman one-piece Colchester brooch.
2 Roman coins.
Early Saxon brooch fragment.
1 medieval coin and a strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.
16-17 March 2024. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
5 Roman coins, a Colchester-derivative brooch and finger ring fragment.
2 Early Saxon brooches (S2).
Middle Saxon hooked latch or clasp for box.
Medieval strap end or buckle and bar mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025 and 24 April 2025.
Before 22 May 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Iron Age/Roman La Tène III/Nauheim derivative brooch.
1 Roman coin and a Colchester derivative brooch.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.
Associated Sources (11)
- --- SNF82715 Photograph: 2004. KVB 1-2, Late Saxon finger ring..
- --- SNF82719 Photograph: 2004. KVB 16, Early Saxon brooch foot..
- --- SNF82720 Photograph: 2004. KVB 17-18, Early Saxon tweezers..
- --- SNF82716 Photograph: 2004. KVB 3-4 & 8, Middle/Late Saxon back biting beast brooch..
- --- SNF82717 Photograph: 2004. KVB 5, Middle Saxon disc brooch..
- --- SNF85813 Photograph: 2004. KVB 6-7, Middle/Late Saxon nummular brooch..
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF76052 Illustration: White, S.. 2004. Drawing of a Middle Saxon disc headed pin.. Film. 2:1.
- <S2> SNF103138 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2025. Drawing of an Early Saxon incomplete small-long brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD? to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (42)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 10 AD to 75 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
- COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 41 AD to 54 AD)
- AXEHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VOTIVE MODEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 155 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 150 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 400 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 353 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 367 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 367 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 375 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 550 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- CATCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1450 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1216 AD to 1247 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 20 2025 4:31PM