NHER 20724 (Monument record) - Possible medieval settlement

Winter 1983 to 1984. Metal detector finds in topsoil.
Context 2 'Small area' in middle of field.
One Roman coin. Not seen by A. Gregory (NAU).
Part of Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch with very faint trace of interlace (very badly worn).
Part of Late medieval silver finger ring bearing two clasped hands and several medieval silver coins. Latter not seen by A. Gregory (NAU).
Information from [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 15 October 1984.

December 1985. Fieldwalking over all field, Hales Survey Heckingham site 23.
These finds are Context 1, 1983 to 1984 finds are Context 2.
Good conditions, mostly cereal with small ploughed area. Pits on north edge have medieval sherds on bottom so how old are they?
Nine flakes, one core, one scraper. Identified by J.J. Wymer (NAU).
Two Roman greyware plus one base possibly coarse Roman.
One base and one sherd sandy Ipswich, twenty three Thetford type, thirty medieval unglazed, possibly some confusion between them.
One medieval glazed.
Ten late medieval/transitional.
Twenty post medieval.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
Information from [2].
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 23 June 1986.

January 2004. Metal detecting.
One Late Saxon and one post medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 March 2004.

January 2005. Metal detecting.
Medieval buckle in west part of field.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2005.

Site 23/1 and 23/2.
This area has been interpreted as a medieval settlement. Comparatively dense scatter including Thetford type and late medieval/transitional but no real concentration. Substantial but shallow pits now ploughed over. Medieval sherds in pits suggests early exploitation.
See (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 1 February 2006.