NHER 49075 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2006 and 2024 recovered a Late Prehistoric flint flake; potentially Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, undatable and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include undatable copper alloy unidentified objects and lead weights; a Roman brooch and copper alloy hairpin; a possible Late Saxon/medieval scale pan balance; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval horse-harness suspension mount, pair of tweezers, leash swivel, probable binding strip from furniture, lead seal matrices, lead pot mends and a lead ampulla; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, copper alloy unidentified object fragments or sheet scrap and a copper alloy ring and a post-medieval book clasp, clapper bell, copper alloy vessel handle, lead weights, lead window came fragments, lead bird feeder and lead disc (with impression of Nuremberg jetton).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish SCARNING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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July-August 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric flint flake.
1 ?Late Saxon/medieval scale pan balance.
2 medieval coins, 18 pottery sherds, 3 buckles, an annular brooch, strap end, strap plate, pair of tweezers, 2 lead seal matrices, lead ampulla and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and 6 copper alloy unidentified objects/sheet scrap.
2 post-medieval jettons, 3 pottery sherds, a buckle, button, 9 lead weights, 3 lead window came fragments and lead bird feeder.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 September 2006. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2025.

August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin and a Dolphin brooch.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
5 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, 2 buckles, 3 strap ends, a belt mount and horse-harness suspension mount.
2 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy paper-clip rivets.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds, 4 buckles and a lead weight.
4 undatable lead weights.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 October 2006. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2025.

September-October 2006. Metal-detecting.
Undated copper alloy unidentified object.
Medieval probable binding strip from furniture.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
2 post-medieval coins, a button and lead disc (with impression of Nuremberg jetton).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 November 2006. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2025.

October-November 2006. Metal-detecting.
3 medieval coins.
1 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and copper alloy 'paper-clip' rivet.
1 post-medieval jetton, a belt clasp and copper alloy vessel handle.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 December 2006. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2025.

Before 14 November 2011. Metal-detecting.
2 medieval coins, 8 pottery sherds (including import), 2 buckles, a belt mount and a lead pot mend.
1 post-medieval coin, a clapper bell and 3 lead window came junction pieces.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 16 December 2011. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2025.

October-November 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval leash swivel.
Post-medieval book clasp.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 16 January 2012.

January 2024. Metal-detecting. [1].
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

January-February 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman copper alloy hairpin.
1 medieval coin.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 token and a button.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025 and 3 May 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BALANCE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1369 AD to 1377 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BIRD FEEDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1578 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1581 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1610 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1636 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2025 12:15PM

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