NHER 16947 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman, Middle/Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sometime before 1975 a collection of prehistoric flint tools was recovered from this location. These finds are known to have included an Early Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead, a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead, a knife and a 'pounder'. Metal-detecting in 2022 recovered Roman and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman brooch, military amphora-shaped strap end and military harness mount; a Middle/Late Saxon pin and a medieval strap end.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF82SE
Civil Parish RAYNHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Tools

Pre 1975. 'On landowner's farm at East Raynham'. Exact spot shown to E. Rose (NAU) by finder. Surface finds. [1].
Flint tools.
Not seen.
Knife, finder's catalogue no. 9E.
Pounder, finder's catalogue no. 3F.
E. Rose 11 (NAU) February 1981.

Also a barbed and tanged arrowhead (2A) and a leaf arrowhead (5A).

October-November 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
Recovered from Context 1:
7 Roman pottery sherds, a Colchester-derivative rearhook brooch and openwork military harness mount.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
Medieval shield-shaped strap end.
1 post-medieval token and 1 pottery sherd.
Site extended to the whole field [3]. Previously mapped as a point at [4].
A. Beckham (HES), 15 November 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024 and 9 February 2024.

November 2022-July 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
11 Roman coins and a military amphora-shaped strap end (S1).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025 and 18 February 2026.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2025. Drawing of a Roman amphora-shaped military strap end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • HAMMERSTONE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 275 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 296 AD to 402 AD)
  • STRAP END (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 354 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 387 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 387 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 730 AD to 900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 10:22PM

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