NHER 11691 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

CROPMARKS OF AN UNDATED RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED UNDER THIS NUMBER ARE NOW RECORDED UNDER NHER 62988.

Autumn 1988. Fieldwalking across site on bypass line. Context 2. [1].
Prehistoric worked flints. Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds. Medieval roof tile.
See full list in (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 30 July 1990.

Context 3. South part of field overlapping Context 1.
Large spoil heap from Southern Bypass had been in northeast corner of field but was now spread over the field so that it is probable that the finds have come from elsewhere.

August and October 1991. Metal detecting finds. [2]. [3].
Middle Bronze Age palstave blade (worn). See (S2).
Roman enamelled brooch fragment, square with central lozenge-shaped sunken field containing yellow enamel, and four around with white enamel.
Medieval bronze vessel rim fragment.
Medieval bronze half-barrel-shaped belt fitting decorated with niello- inlaid cross hatching.
Medieval asymetric buckle with leaf-shaped lobe projecting and engraved diagonal lines on frame.
Late medieval bronze spur rowel.
15th/16th century bronze box mount with pierced pointed lobe at one end, broken at two rivet holes.
17th century bronze S-shaped belt-fitting with swan head terminal.
16th century back plate for drawer handle.
18th century bronze signet ring with coat-of-arms and screw thread on shank at base, from tobacco tamper (cork screw and tube type).
18th century bronze dividers with moulded knob and decorated at top of arms.
Bronze object.
See photographs in file for site NHER 28718.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 5 September 1991.
W. Milligan (NCM) 14 October 1991.

1991 to 1992. Watching brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Site 51.
1 Post Medieval seal matrix, 14th century.
See unpublished document (S3) for further details.
See published monograph (S4) for summary of watching brief work.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992

November 2001.
Potboilers and crazed flints reported somewhere in this area.
Information from [1] via H. Paterson (A&E).
D. Gurney (NLA), 21 January 2002.

Before 11 October 2006. Metal detecting. Site extended. [4].
3 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scrapers.
1 Late Prehistoric lithic implement.
1 Roman pottery sherd and lead possible finger ring.
?Roman probable ferrule.
1 medieval pottery sherd
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and lead weights.
1 post-medieval gunflint, 1 pottery sherd, furniture mounts or handle escutcheons, a harness mount, copper alloy weight and lead cloth seal.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 March 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 November 2023.

Before 7 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Undatable copper alloy ring.
See details in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 May 2012.

June 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2019.

July 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman plate brooch.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020.

13 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [7].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025.

13 March 2020. Metal-detecting Rally. [8].
Early Saxon side knob from cruciform brooch.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 16 October 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

July 2021. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

July 2021. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 October 2023.