NHER 20612 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1979. Ordnance Survey field Great Fransham 129. Fieldwalking, good conditions.
1 sherd medieval coarse only, appeared blank.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 5 September 1984
See NHER 20829 for earthworks that overlap edge of field.
3 to 24 February 1991. Field walking finds during re-examination of area.
Context 2 and 3. Small group of sherds, otherwise nothing.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU) March 1992.
July-August 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment (mouth, see (S2)).
1 medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell.
2 undateable lead weights.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 25 February 2014.
February 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave (S3).
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023, 16 December 2023 and 28 January 2024.
May 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF15133 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G129. AJGR.
- --- SNF10393 Aerial Photograph: 3G.TUD.UK100.part IV.5292.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
- <S2> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- <S3> SNF101790 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2022. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age palstave. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (8)
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
- BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 23 2025 4:58PM