NHER 21698 (Find Spot record) - Medieval and post medieval finds (including building material)

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Summary

In 1984 a general spread of medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and building material was recorded at this location. Metal-detecting between 2021 and 2022 recovered medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins and several other metal objects, including medieval buckles and a lead pendent weight; a medieval/post-medieval lead weight and post-medieval crotal bells, a harness mount and furniture handle escutcheon.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90NE
Civil Parish SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February 1984. Immediately west of boundary with Whinburgh (Westfield).
General spread of post medieval pot and building material.
Context 2: Approximately 100m square at location [1], around spring marked on Ordnance Survey. Concentration of brick including some medieval and pottery including Glazed Red Earthenware, slipware, some glazed Grimston. Some lava quern fragments too.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) February 1984.
A. Rogerson (NAU) August 1985.

April 2021. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023.

September 2021-March 2022. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin, 4 pottery sherds, a buckle and lead pendent weight.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, crotal bells, a harness mount and furniture handle escutcheon.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023 and 28 January 2024.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1190 AD to 1204 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRIQUETAGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1695 AD to 1701 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 12 2024 11:19AM

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