NHER 61327 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2016 recovered post-medieval pottery sherds as well as Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman spoon probe; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness mount, harness pendant, thimble and scabbard chape; a medieval/post-medieval spur rowel and post-medieval harness mounts, saddle pommel cap fragments, a hooked sword belt mount, sword belt hanger and lead weight.

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Map sheet	TG12SW
Civil Parish	CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW7. [1].
Roman spoon probe.
Medieval harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW7. [2].
Medieval buckles, a harness pendant, thimble and scabbard chape.
Medieval/post-medieval spur rowel.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds, buckles, harness mounts, saddle pommel cap fragments, a hooked sword belt mount, sword belt hanger and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

SET032025 - PAS details awaited. [3].
Field Code .
P. Watkins (HES), 26 March 2025.

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (23)

PROBE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 18th Century - 1400 AD to 1800 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
SADDLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
SADDLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
WEIGHT (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1688 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2025 10:48PM