NHER 60552 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic, Middle/Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 2013 recovered a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead. Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2021 recovered Iron Age, Roman, Early/Middle Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other, Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches and a clapper bell; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon penannular finger ring; medieval to post-medieval buckles; a medieval key, horse-harness pendant, harness-pendant suspension mount, ewer, copper alloy pilgrim badge and silver finger ring and medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM18NW
Civil Parish WINFARTHING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

April 2013. Fieldwalking. [1].
Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
Medieval pedestal-based ewer.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

October 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval silver finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
This object was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2016T192) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.

February 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel legs.
3 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 2 March 2020.

February-June 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
8 medieval pottery sherds.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman brooch.
3 medieval coin, a buckle, locking key, harness-pendant suspension mount and copper alloy pilgrim badge depicting the Annunciation (S1) (probably from Walsingham).
Medieval/post-medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017 and 4 May 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
Roman brooch.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald, 1 January 2018.

April-May 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman coin, 1 pottery sherd, a brooch and clapper bell.
1 Early/Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
Late Saxon penannular finger ring.
4 medieval coins and a strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
3 post-medieval coins and 3 buckles.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023 to 17 February 2025.

April 2021. Metal-detecting. [9].
Medieval horse-harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 September 2023.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a medieval pilgrim badge. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3501 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 70 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 90 AD to 150 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 730 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 720 AD to 900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1320 AD to 1535 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1354 AD to 1355 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1377 AD to 1509 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1434 AD to 1435 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1483 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1485 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1580 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1643 AD to 1644 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2025 2:28PM

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