NHER 53734 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2024 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other, Middle Iron Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Middle Iron Age brooch; Roman brooches; an Early Saxon strap end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval thimbles, a harness mount and lead seal matrix; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings and lead weights and post-medieval hooked mounts and lead cloth seals, a sword belt fitting and a hooked mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SW
Civil Parish	NEWTON BY CASTLE ACRE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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October- November 2009. Metal detecting.
Medieval buckle frame, thimble, harness mount (S1) and lead seal matrix.
See list in file
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 1 December 2009.

July-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Middle Iron Age copper alloy La Tene I brooch.
4 Roman coins and a brooch.
Medieval belt mount and pendent loop from strap fitting.
1 post-medieval coin and a sword-belt fitting.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
2 medieval thimbles.
2 medieval/post-medieval buckle, 2 copper alloy rings and 2 lead weights.
Post-medieval buckle and hooked mount and 3 lead cloth seals.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

April 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch fragment.
Early Saxon strap end.
2 medieval coins and a strap slide.
Post-medieval hooked mount (possibly a baldrick fitting).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025 and 17 February 2025.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF74946 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of unusual rectangular enamelled Horse Harness mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (31)

BROOCH (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 200 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 150 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 287 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
STRAP END (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 550 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
RING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1430 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1634 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2025 3:01PM