NHER 60407 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2014 and 2022 recovered Iron Age, Roman, Early/Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a range of metal objects, including a Roman silver finger ring; Early Saxon brooch fragments, mounts, a four-way strap junction and copper alloy unidentified object; Early/Middle Saxon buckles; Middle Saxon tweezers; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a Late Saxon buckle; a medieval/post-medieval silver button and a post-medieval silver thimble.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73NE
Civil Parish DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

2014-2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025.

September 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
4 Iron Age pottery sherds.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 Early/Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
2 Middle Saxon pottery sherds.
4 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
15 medieval pottery sherds.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

March 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Post-medieval silver thimble.
Information from PAS import.
This silver thimble was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2015 T538) and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

November 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval gilded silver button.
Information from PAS import.
This silver button was disclaimed as Treaure (Ref: 2018 T35) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

September 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman silver finger ring terminal fragment in the form of a snake.
Information from PAS import.
This silver finger ring fragment was disclaimed as Treaure (Ref: 2018 T626) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

January-August 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
8 Early Saxon brooch fragment, 2 mounts, a four-way strap junction and copper alloy unidentified object.
2 Early/Middle Saxon buckles.
Middle Saxon tweezers.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
Late Saxon (Anglo-Scandinavian) buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025 and 3 July 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 800 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 570 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 570 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 570 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 750 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 18th Century - 1450 AD to 1750 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 31 2025 8:25PM

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