NHER 40248 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2019 recovered Early Neolithic flakes, a Neolithic flint axehead roughout, Neolithic/Bronze Age flakes; Roman pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and Roman, Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches, a harness fitting, ring and a fragment of snake bracelet; part of a possible Late Saxon harness fitting; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and a hooked book clasp and a post-medieval key, finger ring, furniture fitting and a part of a copper alloy spoon.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January-February 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 Neolithic flint axehead ?roughout.
19 Roman coins, 1 pottery sherd and 1 ?snake bracelet fragment.
1 post-medieval/Modern ?childs rowel spur.
Flint axehead identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 March 2004.
Updated J. Page (HES), 25 February 2014.

April - May 2005. Metal-detecting.
18 Roman coins, 1 belt/harness link, 2 brooch fragments (1 plate type, 1 trumpet type), 2 brooches (1 bow-and-fantail type, 1 Colchester two-piece type) and 1 ring.
1 ?Late Saxon ?harness fitting fragment.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 June 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014

January - February 2007. Metal-detecting.
Three Roman coins recovered from a small area: Republican denarius, Allectus and Gratian.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 March 2007.

Before 30 April 2007. Metal-detecting.
7 Roman, 1 medieval and 1 post medieval coin, post medieval token, jetton and casket key.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 May 2007.

Before 7 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval finger ring and furniture fitting.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 May 2012.

November-December 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
5 Roman coins.
4 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

January-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
3 Roman coins and a Colchester-derivative Rearhook brooch.
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and a hooked book clasp.
Post-medieval buckles and a part of a copper alloy spoon.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 September 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

January-May 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 Early Neolithic flakes.
35 Neolithic/Bronze Age flakes.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 March 2020.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 180 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 257 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1297 AD to 1298 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (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)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2025 9:14PM

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