NHER 13694 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

In 1978 a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead was recovered from the surface of a ploughed field here. Metal-detecting in 2014 and 2024 recovered Roman and medieval coins and a number of other, Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects, including a Late Saxon disc brooch, strap end and bridle side-link from horse harness; a medieval book clasp, horse harness pendant and copper alloy seal matrix and a medieval/post-medieval knife end cap.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41NE
Civil Parish SOMERTON, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

1978. Stray Find.
Found by [1] on ploughed surface:
1 Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead, brown flint. See sketch (S1).
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon disc brooch, strap end and bridle side-link from horse harness.
2 medieval coins, a horse harness pendant, book clasp and copper alloy seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval knife end cap.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

September 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 May 2025.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gregory, T. 1978. Sketch of a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead from Somerton. Card. 1:1.
  • <S2> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 134 AD to 138 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BRIDLE FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1303 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1425 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2025 10:49AM

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