NHER 42701 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting here in 2005 recovered various items of post-medieval date including a jetton, coin and part of a lead bird feeder. In 2009 metal detecting in this area recovered a Prehistoric flint piercer, possible Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age hoard, one Late Saxon and four medieval coins, Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval metal objects, and four near-contemporary 17th-century coin weights. Metal-detecting in 2009 and 2010 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery and metal objects and undatable metalworking debris.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish WENDLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

September-October 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, 1 lead bird feeder and 1 lead powder charge cap/measure.
3 undatable lead weights.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 November 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 April 2014.

October-November 2009. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint piercer.
Possible Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age hoard comprising incomplete harness mount (S1), sword fragments (S2), and hollow ring fragment.
One Late Saxon and four medieval coins.
Roman (S3), medieval and post-medieval metal objects (including silver clothes fastener eye plate), and four near-contemporary 17th-century coin weights.
The Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age hoard and the post-medieval silver eye plate were submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure cases 2009 T754 and 2009 T703 respectively), declared Treasure at inquest on 13 September 2010 and both subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (prehistoric hoard accessioned as NWHCM : 2011.345 and post-medieval eye plate as NWHCM : 2011.310).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

November/December 2009. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flint; medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval sherds; Late Bronze Age (S4), Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects; an undatable lava quern.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 January 2010.

December 2009/January 2010.
One Roman and one post-medieval coin; medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 February 2010.

March/April 2010. Metal-detecting.
One medieval and two post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 May 2010.

January/February 2010. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British, medieval and medieval/post-medieval sherds and metal objects, post-medieval coin, token and coin weight, undatable weight and metalworking debris.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 March 2010.

May/June 2010. Metal-detecting.
One post-medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 2010.

  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Norfolk's treasures revealed. 16 September.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. pp xiv and xxxix.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Late Bronze age/Early Iron Age harness mount. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2010. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age possible sword fragment and 2 joining fragments of the central part of sword. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Roman harness mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age hollow ring. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • AWL (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • HOARD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • RING (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • SWORD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • SWORD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • QUERN (Unknown date)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BIRD FEEDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUNG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1568 AD to 1568 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1602 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1625 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

May 29 2020 5:07PM

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