NHER 42649 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2005 and 2020 recovered prehistoric flint flakes; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed knife fragment; a Roman brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval unidentified copper alloy object; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval copper alloy rivet and lead weights.

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Map sheet	TG30NE
Civil Parish	ACLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	BEIGHTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August-September 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 prehistoric retouched flint flake and 4 unmodified flakes .
1 post-medieval lead trade weight (1/2oz).
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM) and weight by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 October 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 April 2014.

February-March 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

June-September 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Bronze Age socketed knife fragment (S1).
2 medieval coins, a buckle, folding strap clasp and unidentified copper alloy object.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval coin, buckles, a weight, and a copper alloy rivet.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

January-February 2020. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval buckle and bar mount.
Medieval/post-medieval button.
2 post-medieval coin and dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020 and 1 March 2021.

NMD102025 – PAS details awaited. [4].
Finder's 'Cox Hill Field'.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 November 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF100251 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of Late Bronze Age socketed knife fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (25)

FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 950 BC to 750 BC)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1270 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1350 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1380 AD to 1422 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1470 AD to 1600 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
RIVET (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1564 AD to 1564 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1585 AD to 1585 AD)
WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 12:41AM