NHER 13704 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

A Neolithic or Bronze Age macehead, Roman pottery, coins, brooches and other metalwork, an Early Saxon brooch, and medieval and post medieval pottery and metalwork, found by metal detecting and on the surface. Building material of unknown date has been found in a pit at this site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM18NW
Civil Parish HEYWOOD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1978.
Building material and pit in section noted.

1983 to 1984.
Roman and medieval sherds found.

1985 to 1986. Metal detecting.
Roman coins, a spoon and knife handle, brooches and pottery.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
Late Saxon bossed copper alloy cast.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.

1989. Found with metal detecting.
Roman coin and copper alloy minature votive axe.
Medieval and post medieval metalwork.

1990. Stray Find.
Quartzite pebble macehead with hammer marks on one end. Now held by the NCM (NWHCM : 1993.18 : A). These simple perforated pebble maceheads are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
S. M. Margeson (NCM) 13 November 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 July 2013.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • PERFORATED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • POT (Undated)
  • AXEHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DOOR FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 16 2025 4:36PM

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