NHER 8318 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and Bronze Age finds

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

Several Neolithic flint arrowheads and a decorated Bronze Age copper alloy shield were found by workmen in 1875.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG32SE
Civil Parish SUTTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Surface finds about 1.5m (5 feet) Over Datum. Found on land called Brigham (then the estate of Burraghayes of Yarmouth).

June 7 1875. Sutton Marshes near Stalham; a decorated bronze shield. 51cm (20 1/2 inches) in diameter, having twelve concentric circles of small bosses and raised rings between. Found by two men digging a main drain to the mill at the edge of 'Hand Marsh' southeast of Sutton Broad. Found under 2.1m (7 feet) of peat lying on and partly covered by white sand. Pieces of oak 90cm to 1.2m (3 to 4 feet) long, charred by fire. Three to four flint arrowheads found nearby. (S1) . (S2), (S3) (T. Procter Burroughs), (S4) (not mentioned by name), general significance. (S5), (S6), (S7), (S8), Bronze Age index.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Copy of photograph (S9) in file.

December 2012
According to (S10) the shield was also found with 'charred bones'
P. Watkins (HER)

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Sutton.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 32 SE M.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Gurney, R. 1920. A Bronze Shield from Sutton, Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol III Pt II (for 1919-20) 209-210.
  • <S10> Article in Serial: 1919. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol III Pt I (for 1918-19) pp 162-164. p 162.
  • <S2> Publication: Evans, J. 1881. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. p 352.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Proctor-Burroughs, T. 1880. The Iceni and Their Arms. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. First Series Vol XXXVI pp 165-169. p 165 ff.
  • <S4> Article in Serial: Evans, E. E. 1933. The Bronze Spear-head in Great Britain and Ireland. Arch.. Vol LXXXIII pp 187-202. p 195.
  • <S5> Article in Serial: [anonymous]. 1919. [proceedings of meeting held Thursday, 20 March 1919]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Second Series Vol XXXI pp 133-162. p 150.
  • <S6> Article in Serial: 1879. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee and the General Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VIII pp 326-341. p 334.
  • <S7> Article in Serial: Coles, J. M. 1962. European Bronze Age Shields. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XXVIII pp 156-190. p 188.
  • <S8> Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 68.
  • <S9> Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SHIELD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 12 2022 7:54AM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.