NHER 1688 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1949. Stray find.
Recovered from sandy soil in field 116a, located to the south of Red Barn Farm.
Rim sherd of a Neolithic A2 bowl. Initially described as black paste with flint with a furrowed surface and fingertip fluting (S1).
Later described as a Neolithic bowl with an externally expanded rim and decorated in the Mildenhall style (S3).
Reported as desposited in the Sandrignham Estate Museum (214.952) [1].
Information from (S1), (S2), and (S3).
See (S4) for press article and (S5), (S6), and (S7) for other brief descriptions.
Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 11 March 2014.
Possible undated find.
King's Lynn Museum find record maps (S8) include the annotation "Windmill Hill pottery, C. H. Lewton-Braine" at this location. It also annotates "Windmill Hill pottery" found at NHER 1667. There are no further details as to the nature of these finds.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 October 1981.
Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 11 March 2014.
Spring 1987. Metal-detecting [2].
1 strap end (horse head).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and compiled by E. M. James (KLM), 17 November 1987.
Information from King's Lynn Museum [(S9) - includes sketch, photocopy in secondary file]. KLM also holds a slide.
This find was previously recorded under NHER 24203.
Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 11 March 2014.
1992. Metal-detecting.
Iceni silver unit (S1). New type. Obverse showing Celtic god head. Reverse showing Celticized horse right. Weight 0.68g.
Photograph NAU.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 4 November 1992.
This find was previously recorded under NHER 29375.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 15 December 1992.
February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.
Associated Sources (11)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Snettisham [2].
- <S10> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 73 SW 13.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S4> SNF5895 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1949. [Unknown].
- <S5> SNF2153 Article in Serial: Norfolk Research Committee. 1950. Archaeological Research in Norfolk. Archaeological Newsletter. Vol 3 No 2 pp 38-39. p 39.
- <S6> SNF2285 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1957. Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk 1949-54. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXI Pt IV pp 395-416. p 396.
- <S7> SNF62073 Article in Serial: Healy, F. 1984. Recent Finds of Neolithic Bowl Pottery in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXIX Pt I pp 65-82.
- <S8> SNF52553 Map: King's Lynn Museum. KLM 6 inch Record Map.
- <S9> SNF56541 Record Card: Kings Lynn Museum Staff. 1974 - ?. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card – King’s Lynn Museum.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (5)
- POT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- BELL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:51AM