NHER 21169 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

A fragment of Roman pottery was found during fieldwalking at this location in 1984. Metal-detecting in 2022 and 2024 recovered Roman, Middle Saxon and post-medieval coins and several other metal objects, including a Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment; Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; a Saxon or medieval unidentified copper alloy object and a post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM18SW
Civil Parish HEYWOOD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1984. Fieldwalking. [1].
Found on surface of ploughed field on former site of Meadow Farm:
1 Roman pottery sherd (grey ware).
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.118.6).
Identified and compiled by A. Gregory (NAU), 11 December 1984.
Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 May 2024.

August-September 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
19 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 8 November 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 14 April 2024.

August 2023-March 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment.
Late Iron Age/Roman bow brooch.
1 Roman coin.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
Saxon/medieval unidentified copper alloy object.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
The Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment was initially identified as a post-medieval vessel fragment.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025 and 24 January 2026.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • SOCKETED SPEARHEAD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 75 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 119 AD to 122 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 147 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 388 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 303 AD to 307 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon to Medieval - 500 AD to 1499 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 710 AD to 750 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 5:46PM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.