NHER 21925 (Monument record) - Possible site of Early Saxon inhumation cemetery and multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1995 recovered a group of five Early Saxon brooches and a pendant/mount. These finds suggest that this may be the site of an Early Saxon cemetery. Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 1985 and 2007 has recovered a range of other finds including ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic, ?Bronze Age and undatable prehistoric worked flints; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post-medieval and undatable pottery sherds; medieval or post-medieval coins and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe; a Roman strap end; a Middle Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon belt fitting; a medieval lead pot mend and a post-medieval purse bar.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

10 October 1985. Fieldwalking.
Context 1, general scatter over most of field.
2 medieval unglazed bowl? Rims.
1 ditto bodysherd.
1 post medieval bellarmine sherd.
Context 2. Strip along west edge field behind farm buildings.
1 rim, 2 flat bases, Thetford type.
2 medieval glazed Grimston.
2 Roman micaceous greyware.
1 Roman sherd with part of grooved decoration, greyware.
11 medieval sherds, 1 slightly pimply undated sherd, 1 sherd with large grits, undated.
1 post medieval stoneware handle.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) November 1985.

Summer 1995. Metal detecting finds.
Area extended to Context 3.
Finds suggest a Early Saxon inhumation cemetery.
Late Bronze Age socketed axe, (S1).
Roman strap end.
Early Saxon brooches and mount.
Middle Saxon brooch.
Late Saxon belt fitting.
Medieval/Post medieval coins.
See list and map in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 December 1995.

February-March 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 undatable prehistoric core regeneration flake and 6 flakes.
1 ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade core.
1 ?Bronze Age flint side and end scraper.
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
5 medieval pottery sherds (3 unglazed, 1 glazed Grimston and 1 oxidised with thin cream slip) and 1 lead pot mend.
1 post-medieval purse bar.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 April 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 July 2014.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1995. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe blade.. Film. 1:1.
  • CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE CORE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
  • SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 1 2014 5:37PM

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