NHER 62138 (Find Spot record) - Medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2017 recovered medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other Later Bronze Age and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead; medieval strap ends, a buckle, hooked tag, thimble and lead weights; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and copper alloy rings and post-medieval harness mounts, a buckle and rotary key.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG23NW
Civil Parish THORPE MARKET, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
6 medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds, a buckle, hooked tag, strap end and lead weights.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and copper alloy rings.
Post-medieval harness mounts, a buckle and rotary key.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

May-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead (S1).
4 medieval coins and a thimble.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd and copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 July 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

June-July 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd and a strap end.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2017.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • HOOKED TAG (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1377 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1296 AD to 1297 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 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)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1305 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1461 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1509 AD to 1526 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 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)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1653 AD to 1655 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2025 8:25AM

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