NHER 9308 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Investigation since 1951 and metal-detecting between the late 1970s and mid 1990s has recovered prehistoric worked flint, including a Neolithic flaked axehead; a Late Saxon and medieval coin and Early/Middle Saxon and medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Early/Middle Saxon penannular brooch, a medieval gilt-bronze ovoid pendant depicting a fantastic animal and a medieval harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full Description

1951.
Chipped flint axe found about here, grey.

1975.
Flint blades and 2 waste flakes found by A. K. Gregory (NAU).
Reported in (S3) and has been noted on (S4).

September 1978. Found with metal detector in ploughed soil.
Silver penny of Edward the Confessor, expanding Cross type, heavy coinage, AD 1050-3. North I 823, Spraclinc at London.
Also four silver coins:
short cross cut 1/2d, Class I, Henry II, Hugo at Lincoln or Northampton, AD 1180-89;
short cross 1d, class 5, John, Roger at Canterbury AD 1205-8;
long cross cut 1/2d, class 5 Henry II, AD 1251-1272;
long cross penny, class XV, Edward III, Canterbury mint AD 1307-27.
E. Rose (NAU).

November 1978. Found with metal detector in eastern part of field.
Gilt-bronze ovoid pendant depicting fantastic animal.
Gift to NCM, see (S1).
A. K. Gregory (NAU) 12 November 1978.

January 1995-December 1995. Metal-detecting.
Incomplete Middle Saxon possible penannular brooch terminal (S2).
Incomplete medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

Before 25 October 2001. Metal detecting.
Undatable prehistoric worked flints.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 December 2001.

Before 2 June 2006. Fieldwalking.
From Bunker’s Hill, Bowthorpe:
2 Neolithic flint scrapers, 1 scraper/awl and 1 piercer.
See list in file.
Previously recorded under NHER 40711.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 September 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 October 2023.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF101308 Correspondence: Griffiths, N. 1983. Letter about enclosed illustration copies of horse harness pendants. 25 January.
--- SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Costessey (Bowthorpe).
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF2630 Article in Serial: Margeson, S. 1979. Medieval Horse-harness Fittings from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVII Pt II pp 227-228. p 227.
<S2> SNF87155 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Late Saxon penannular brooch fragment.. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 6.
<S4> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 10 NE 40.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (13)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
AWL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BROOCH (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1200 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2025 10:53AM