NHER 61718 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW3. [1].
Roman brooch.
Medieval buckles, a strap fitting, scabbard chape and harness fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval coin weight.
1 post-medieval token, buckles, a strap fitting or dress fastener, sword-belt fitting, hooked book fitting, copper alloy furniture tack, lead cloth seal and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.
April 2021. Metal-detecting. [2].
Early Bronze Age flat axehead (S1).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 February 2024.
September 2021. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW3. [3].
Post-medieval silver finger ring and silver bosun's or boatswain's whistle.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver finger ring and silver whistle were both submitted for consideration as Treasure (Refs: 2021 T709 and 2021 T707 respectively). The finger ring was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 March 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2024 and 26 January 2025.
August-September 2022. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW3. [4].
Medieval gold annular brooch.
Post-medieval gold mourning ring dated 1689.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval gold brooch and post-medieval gold finger ring were both submitted for consideration as Treasure (Refs: 2022 T962 and 2022 T961 respectively). The post-medieval gold finger ring was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure.
A. Beckham (HES), 17 October 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024 and 26 January 2025
March 2025. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW3. [5].
Medieval domed thimble.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF101632 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2022. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flat axehead. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (23)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 1601 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
- SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
- WHISTLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
- FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
- WEIGHT (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1688 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
- FINGER RING (17th Century - 1689 AD to 1689 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 13 2025 9:56PM