NHER 21320 (Find Spot record) - Medieval object concentrations, Roman to post medieval objects
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALPOLE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
3 April 1985. Fieldwalking on winter cereal in well weathered soil.
Context 1: Odd medieval sherds from field. WPA AQ (S1).
Context 2: [1]. Concentration medieval pottery sparse, bone sparse, shell abundant. post medieval rubbish (abundant towards west fading to moderate eastwards) on edge of roddon, 37m east to west x 17m north to south 2.7m OD. WPA 10 (S2).
Context 3 [2]: Concentration medieval pot sparse, locally moderate, bone and shell sparse. Some of the material from Context 3 has been reidentified as Late Saxon pottery. Not much post medieval rubbish. Possibly on edge of large Walpole roddon. 20m northeast-southwest x 19m. 2.4m OD. WPA 11 (S3).
Context 4 [3]: Concentration medieval sherds moderate, sparse bone, abundant shell, not much post medieval debris. ?on edge of Walpole roddon. 30m north to south x 35m east to west. WPA 12 (S4).
Finds in NCM.
For full list of pottery wares, etc, see Fenland Folders (S5).
R. Silvester (NAU), 5 April 1985
September 1993. Metal detector finds
Context 5 [4]: Medieval coin.
See list in file.
All part of context 1: Bronze medieval buckle with rectangular loop, cylinder round pin rest, attachment plate folded round frame, pierced hole for pin, two rivet holes at open end.
Bronze medieval strap end, space-plate, with crescentric arms, and cast acorn terminal.
Bronze medieval belt-stiffener, rectangular, rivet hole at each end; ribbed in centre.
Lead lozengiform openwork fragment, with central rib, from ?pilgrim sign?
Early post medieval bronze buckle frame, D-shaped, with lug at each end of pin bar.
Identified by J. Davies and S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NCM), 1 November 1993.
August 1994 to June 1995. Fieldwalking and detecting.
One Roman tile, one sherd.
Three to four Middle Saxon sherds, ?whetstone, iron knife and fired clay.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 16 June 1995.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF17189 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WPA 10. FENS.
- --- SNF17190 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WPA 11. FENS.
- --- SNF17191 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WPA 12. FENS.
- --- SNF17226 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WPA AQ. FENS.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (18)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- BRIQUETAGE (Undated)
- KNIFE (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- WHETSTONE (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KNIFE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 24 2013 1:56PM