NHER 16536 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds, perhaps associated with cropmark site NHER 50592

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2001 and 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and a range of other, Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated copper alloy weight; a Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl; Late Iron Age/Roman brooches; a Late Iron Age to Early Saxon penannular brooch; Roman brooches, bracelets, finger rings, a harness pendant, spoon, balance arm, military buckle and copper alloy furniture stud; Roman/Early Saxon tweezers and plate brooch reused as a pendant; an Early Saxon buckle, possible wrist clasp fragment and side knob from Cruciform brooch; a possible Late Saxon copper alloy ingot; Middle/Late Saxon hooked tags; a Late Saxon strap end and openwork hasp; a Late Saxon/medieval iron padlock; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval silver annular brooch frame); a medieval suspension unit or holder for a lamp or censer, a thimble and copper alloy dagger scabbard and a post-medieval rowel spur and unidentified copper alloy object.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60NE
Civil Parish SHOULDHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

December 2001/January 2002. Metal detecting.
National Grid Reference amended, whole field centred at grid reference [2], though mostly northern part.
Late Iron Age/Roman Langton Down brooch.
5 Roman coins, a finger ring and copper alloy furniture stud.
?Early Saxon possible bar from wrist clasp.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Late Saxon openwork hasp (?box mount).
Late Saxon/medieval iron barrel padlock.
1 post medieval coin, a belt mount and rowel spur.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 February 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 September 2023.

September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
The cropmarks previously recorded under this number are now NHER 50592.
M. Dennis (NLA), 19 September 2007.

December 2014-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Undated copper alloy weight.
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman plate brooch, military buckle, military harness pendant, spoon and the lower arm and hand from a copper alloy figurine.
Roman/Early Saxon tweezers and plate brooch reused as a pendant.
Early Saxon side knob from Cruciform brooch.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Late Saxon strap end
Medieval suspension unit or holder for a lamp or censer.
Post-medieval unidentified copper alloy object.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
38 Roman coins.
12 medieval coins.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015 and 20 March 2023. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

December 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval gilded silver annular brooch frame.
Information from PAS import.
This brooch was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2017 T158) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

December 2018-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl (S2).
Late Iron Age to Early Saxon pennalular brooch.
Roman bracelets, a finger ring and balance arm.
Early Saxon buckle (S1).
?Late Saxon (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy ingot.
Medieval buckles, strap fittings, a thimble, strap end and copper alloy dagger scabbard.
Post-medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
17 Roman coins.
2 medieval coins.
2 post-medieval coins and 2 jettons.
See list in file for NHER 1473.
E. McDonald (HES), 23 November 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 9 September 2023 and 28 August 2024.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- X-ray: X ray.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2021. Drawing of an Early Saxon buckle. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2021. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 BC to 60 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Early Saxon - 1 AD to 650 AD)
  • BALANCE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman to Early Saxon - 150 AD to 600 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 350 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman to Early Saxon - 300 AD to 550 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD? to 650 AD?)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 425 AD to 475 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 700 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BARREL PADLOCK (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • INGOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
  • VESSEL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • LAMP HANGER (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)

Record last edited

Jan 24 2025 9:12PM

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