NHER 18006 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1982 and metal-detecting between 2014 and 2017 recovered Roman and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman and post-medieval coins; and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount; medieval buckles, harness mounts, and a strap-end; medieval/post-medieval book clasps, a copper alloy vessel fragment, a dress hook and a rowel spur fragment and post-medieval harness mounts, a crotal bell and a buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19NW
Civil Parish ASHWELLTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

16 February 1982. Found in fieldwalking. [1].
1 Roman greyware sherd.
Westerwald stoneware sherd.
William and Mary halfpenny 1694.
W. Milligan (NCM) 19 February 1982.

October 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
Medieval buckle and harness mount.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

March 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field ASH1. [3].
Medieval buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked book clasps and a rowel spur fragment.
Post-medieval harness mounts and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

March 2017. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field ASH1. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon/medieval Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-strap mount decorated with an openwork coiled Urnes style beast (S1).
Medieval buckles, a harness mount, and strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval dress hook.
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 5 September 2017, 1 March 2018.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Saxon to medieval stirrup-strap mount. Film. 2:1.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1050 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

May 26 2025 3:57PM

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