NHER 52640 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 2007 and 2021 recovered late prehistoric, Neolithic and Neolithic/Bronze Age worked flints and a probable axehead; Roman pottery sherds; Late Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval to post-medieval tokens including a Boy Bishop token; and undated, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal objects include undated casting waste; a Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy chisel; Roman brooches, a possible scalpel, steelyard weight, spoon fragment, large harness stud and a possible harness fitting; a possible Early Saxon suspension ring; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, strap or harness fitting and bridle side-link; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval mirror case, spindle whorl, purse bar, casket mount, padlock end-plate, lead ampulla and lead pot mends; medieval/post-medieval vessel fragments, a thimble, coin weight, candle holder and copper alloy ring and post-medieval harness mounts, a clapper bell, barrel tap spout and lead weights.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99NE
Civil Parish CASTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

May 2007. Fieldwalking.
Very dense spread of potboilers across the area.
See description in file,
A. Marsden (NLA), 12 May 2007.

15 and 16 December 2008. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins, medieval strap-end and buckle and a post-medieval cloth seal.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 February 2009.

December 2008. Metal-detecting. Site extended.
1 Roman and 1 medieval coin, 2 medieval pottery sherds, Roman furniture fitting, medieval/ post-medieval candlestick, rivet, post-medieval hooked tag and harness mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 June 2009.

28 and 29 December 2009. Metal-detecting.
2 Roman coins, a late prehistoric flake, Roman pottery, medieval buckle, medieval/post-medieval lead weight, post-medieval buckle, button and clapper bell.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 January 2009.

13–14th November 2010. Metal-detecting. Site extended.
Prehistoric worked flints, 1 Roman and 3 post-medieval coins, Romano-British, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 26 January 2011.

14 November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints, 8 Roman and 1 medieval coin, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 1 September 2011.

31 October 2011. Metal-detecting.
Parts of a medieval purse bar & a medieval/post-medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 January 2012.

October 2011-November 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Iron Age coin.
5 Roman coins.
Medieval strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

Before 5 November 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late prehistoric secondary flint flake.
1 Iron Age coin.
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin, lead pot mends, a seal matrix and a buckle frame.
1 medieval/post-medieval token, a clapper bell, lead weight and copper alloy cooking vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin and a button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013.

April 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Early Saxon copper alloy ?suspension ring.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins, a hooked harness fitting and button.
Medieval/post-medieval candle holder.
Post-medieval drop handle escutcheon and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013.

April-November 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age discoidal flint scraper.
16 Roman coins, brooches and a spoon.
Late Saxon strap or harness fitting.
4 medieval coins, a copper alloy mirror case (consisting of two almost identical halves) and strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
2 post-medieval coins and a coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013, Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014, 7 March 2016 and 4 April 2016.

November 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy chisel (S1).
7 Roman coins, brooches and a scalpel.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon pin.
Medieval strap ends (one from a scabbard belt or book clasp), a spring mechanism from a padlock, dagger-scabbard chape and lead spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rim, probably from the foot of a candlestick.
Post-medieval barrel tap spout.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2024.

November 2013-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [8].
3 Roman coins.
4 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2015.

October 2014. Metal-detecting. [6].
16 Roman coins and a brooch.
4 medieval coins.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016 and 4 April 2016.

2015. Metal-detecting. [17].
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 medieval coin and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

March 2015. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

April 2016. Metal-detecting. [10].
Undated casting waste.
Roman brooches.
Late Saxon/medieval bridle side-link from horse harness (S2).
Medieval buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring, button and strap-end.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

December 2016. Metal-detecting. [11].
25 Roman coins.
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

December 2016-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [12].
12 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019.

December 2016-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [13].
Roman large stud from belt harness.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

June 2016. Metal-detecting.
IND01062012KL - PAS details to follow.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 December 2013.

December 2017. Fieldwalking. [14].
Neolithic core tool, probably an axehead.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2020.

March 2018. Metal-detecting. [14].
Medieval lead ampulla.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.

March 2018. Metal-detecting. [15].
1 medieval Boy Bishop token.
Information from PAS import.
Elliott McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018.

November 2018. Metal-detecting. [16].
1 Middle Saxon coin, a silver penny of Coelwulf of Mercia.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 October 2019.

October 2020. Metal-detecting. [14].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

November 2021. Metal-detecting. [18].
6 Roman coins.
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024 to 24 April 2025.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map..
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of Middle or Late Bronze Age copper alloy chisel. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap or harness fitting. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • AWL (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CHISEL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 20 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 25 BC)
  • BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 70 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SCALPEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 248 AD to 248 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
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  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
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  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • RING (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 720 AD to 900 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 796 AD to 821 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (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)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1210 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1279 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1333 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1280 AD to 1530 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1280 AD to 1530 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1303 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1322 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1520 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1540 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1352 AD to 1361 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1361 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (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)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1600 AD)
  • TAP (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1606 AD to 1607 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1656 AD to 1656 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Aug 1 2025 4:33PM

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