NHER 56172 (Find Spot record) - Undated and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2011 and 2016 recovered a medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd; a post-medieval clay tobacco pipe bowl; medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and undated and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated casting waste; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount and harness link; a medieval rotary key, lead weight, harness pendant, seal matrix and escutcheon plate from a copper alloy vessel; a medieval/post-medieval buckle, cock spur, purse bar and spur rowel and a post-medieval dress fastener, strap hook, cloth seal, weight, rotary key and a toy cannon.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG31NE
Civil Parish LUDHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

September-October 2011. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval dress fastener and undated casting waste.
See lists in file.
E. Darch (HES), 10 October 2011.

December 2012-January 2013. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the northern field boundary. [1].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

December 2013- January 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the eastern field boundary. [2].
Post-medieval weight, cloth seal and toy cannon.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

November 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
2 medieval coins and a lead weight.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd and a cock spur. The cock spur was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2016 T72).
3 post-medieval coins and a rotary key.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Saxon harness link.
Medieval harness pendant, seal matrix and escutcheon plate from a copper alloy vessel.
Medieval/post-medieval spur rowel and buckle.
2 post-medieval coins, a clay tobacco pipe bowl and strap hook.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval rotary key.
Medieval/post-medieval purse bar.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1216 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COCKSPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1630 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1544 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1574 AD to 1574 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
  • PIPE (SMOKING) (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1660 AD)
  • TOY (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1675 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 12 2022 8:06AM

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