NHER 60880 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2015 and 2018 recovered prehistoric worked flint, including a Neolithic part polished adze and Neolithic to Bronze Age flint flakes and retouched flakes; Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a medieval buckle plate or strap-end; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, lead weights, a thimble, copper alloy ring and a scale tang knife end-cap and post-medieval buckles, a pipe tamper, crotal bell, spoon bowl, furniture fitting and 'Vernon' medallion, celebrating the capture of Portobello on the Spanish Main by Admiral Vernon on November 22nd 1739.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13NW
Civil Parish HEMPSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and 1 pottery sherd.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a thimble and a scale tang knife end-cap.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, a buckle, pipe tamper, spoon bowl, furniture fitting and a 'Vernon' medallion, celebrating the capture of Portobello on the Spanish Main by Admiral Vernon on November 22nd 1739.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

October-December 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Neolithic part polished adze.
Medieval buckle plate or strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
?Early Neolithic flint flake.
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
1 post-medieval jetton and 1 pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [6].
Neolithic/Bronze Age retouched flint flakes.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [7].
Early Neolithic flake.
Neolithic to Bronze Age flake.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
2 post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [8].
4 Neolithic to Bronze Age secondary flint flakes.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [9].
Medieval coin.
Post-medieval pottery sherd and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • ADZE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1222 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1361 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1509 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1625 AD)
  • PIPE TAMPER (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)
  • SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)
  • MEDALLION (18th Century - 1740 AD to 1745 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 28 2023 2:11PM

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