NHER 22381 (Find Spot record) - Medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fenland fieldwalking here in 1986 recovered sherds of medieval pottery, fragments of animal bone and shell. Various pieces of post-medieval material were also retrieved from the same area. Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2018 recovered medieval coins, a Late Saxon/medieval sword pommel, a medieval lead seal matrix and a medieval/post-medieval toggle clasp fragment.

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Location

Map sheet	TF51NE
Civil Parish	TILNEY ALL SAINTS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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17 March 1986. Fenland fieldwalking.
Context 1. Odd medieval sherds. Site TYS BM.
Context 2: at [1]. Concentration sparse to moderate medieval pottery, ditto shell, very sparse bone. Post medieval material moderate. West side drove 29m northwest-southeast x 36m at 2.7m OD.
Context 3: at [2]. Concentration medieval pottery and bone, both sparse, and shell sparse to moderate while post medieval is moderate. On west side drove, 37m northwest-southeast x 35m at 2.7m OD. Site TYS 43.
Finds held by NCM.
R. J. Silvester (NAU) 21 March 1986.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders.

January 2012. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon/medieval sword pommel with possible Ringerike scroll decoration.
A. Beckham (HES), 23 May 2012.

Before 5 February 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval toggle clasp fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

September 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.

March 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2018.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF16779 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS 42. FENS.
--- SNF16780 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS 43. FENS.
--- SNF16839 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYS BM. FENS.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (10)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
SWORD (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2026 10:36PM