NHER 14435 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and Late Saxon to medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
31 August 1965. Stray Find. [1].
Found at c. [2] (Context 1):
Neolithic polished flint axehead.
Details from (S1) quoting (S2).
Grid reference confirmed by KLM map (S3).
Donated to King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 1965.75).
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 20 October 1981. Information from record card (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 December 2023.
January-February 2022. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 Roman coins.
Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval strap ends, a bar mount and mount.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 20 April 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023 and 17 December 2023.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 72 NW 17.
- <S2> SNF2366 Serial: 1965. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1965. No 12. p 4.
- <S3> SNF52553 Map: King's Lynn Museum. KLM 6 inch Record Map.
- <S4> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (11)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 15 2024 8:12PM