NHER 1718 (Find Spot record) - Potentially prehistoric, medieval and post-medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAGTHORPE WITH BARMER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Before 1970. Stray Find.
Large stone axe head found in field (with round plantation in centre).
Hanging on a nail outside Bagthorpe Hall.
Not yet seen at NCM, July 1970.
Information from record card (S1). This discovery was also reported in (S2).
December 2017-May 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval key.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024
May 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval buckle and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 August 2025.
KLMD012026 – PAS details awaited. [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 15 January 2026.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NW 27.
- <S1> SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Rudham, East.
- <S2> SNF2434 Serial: 1970. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1970. No 17. p 12.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (5)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1350 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 18th Century - 1558 AD to 1714 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 4 2026 2:20PM