NHER 21697 (Find Spot record) - Medieval to post-medieval and undated finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1984 recovered a large amount of 16th- to 18th-century pottery sherds, as well as much burnt clay but no building material. Metal-detecting at this location between 2020 and 2021 recovered medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton and a number of other, undated and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated (but not recent) unidentified copper alloy and iron object; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness pendant or mount, rotary casket key and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and a post-medieval sword-belt mount, clapper bell, rumbler bell, crotal bell, furniture handle escutcheon, signet ring/pipe tamper combination piece, copper alloy weight and lead steelyard weight.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF90NE
Civil Parish	WHINBURGH AND WESTFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February 1984. Fieldwalking finds.
Much post medieval 16th (?) - 18th century including glazed red earthenware, black glazed, slipware.
Much burnt clay but no building material.
A. Rogerson (NAU), August 1985.

April 2020-August 2021. Metal-detecting. [1].
Undated (but not recent) unidentified copped alloy and iron object.
6 medieval coins, 1 jetton, 2 pottery sherds, a buckle, belt mount, harness pendant or mount, rotary casket key and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles and copper alloy ring.
3 post-medieval coins, buckles, a sword-belt mount, clapper bell, rumbler bell, crotal bell, furniture handle escutcheon, signet ring/pipe tamper combination piece, copper alloy weight and lead steelyard weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023, 17 September 2023 and 25 September 2023.
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Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (33)

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1125 AD to 1225 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1210 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1222 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1280 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1320 AD to 1333 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1360 AD to 1382 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1539 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
BRIQUETAGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1632 AD)
PIPE TAMPER (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1694 AD to 1694 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1695 AD to 1699 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2026 7:32PM