NHER 19645 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSHAM ST FAITH AND NEWTON ST FAITH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1983. Metal detecting. Field west of Priory Farm.
Context 2. Shortcross cut farthing, type illegible (found October). [1].
Context 3 (formerly NHER 19272). Medieval gilt bronze toilet implement? (found April), (S1). [2].
Context 4 (formerly NHER 19273). Cut shortcross farthing, Henry III class 6, 1218 to 1223, moneyer Piers, mint Durham or London. [3]
All found by [4].
Context 2 identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
Contexts 3 to 4 identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1983.
Fieldwalking. Context 1 general scatter over west end field.
Clay pipe stem, bronze post medieval objects, iron post medieval key, worked prehistoric flint.
Found by [5].
W. Milligan (NCM), 12 October 1983.
May 1984. Metal detecting. Found in ploughsoil.
Field west of Priory Farm, not accurately located within field.
Thin copper alloy plate, form reminiscent of shaped gable, with copper alloy bar on rear for attachment to strap: harness mount? Both surfaces bear remains of gilding, front also bears copper alloy applique plate soldered in position, in form of crown. Marks below it suggest other appliques now missing in more or less circular pattern. Late medieval?
See (S2).
Information from [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 26 May 1984.
March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [6].
NHRG042017 - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 July 2017.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF9207 Photograph: CNC 8-14.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF90928 Illustration: Hirst, N.. 1984. Drawing of a medieval toilet implement.. Film. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF78754 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1984. Drawing of a possible medieval harness mount.. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (7)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOILET ARTICLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 1 2023 7:57AM