NHER 67888 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic/Bronze Age and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 2023 uncovered a complete medieval/post-medieval posnet (a three-legged cooking vessel). Metal-detecting between 2023 and 2024 also recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake; a single medieval pottery sherd and several other metal objects, including a medieval brooch, strap end and proto-heraldic harness pendant and associated suspension mount; a medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell and a post-medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL98SE
Civil Parish HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September 2023-February 2024. [1].
7 medieval coins and a suspension mount for a proto-heraldic harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
The suspension mount joins with a harness pendant found in February-March 2024 - see drawing (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025 and 23 February 2025.

November 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 medieval pottery sherd (from same hole as posnet).
Medieval/post-medieval complete posnet (a three-legged cooking vessel).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024 and 20 May 2024.

February-March 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval lozengiform brooch, strap end and harness pendant (S1).
Medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
The harness pendant joins with the suspension mount found in September 2023-February 2024 - see drawing (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024 and 17 February 2025.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbon, J. 2024. Drawing of a medieval proto-heraldic horse-harness pendant and joining suspension mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1200 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1377 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1303 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
  • VERVEL (17th Century - 1610 AD to 1618 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2025 8:25PM

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