NHER 23224 (Find Spot record) - Medieval casket mount

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Summary

A medieval casket mount, made of copper alloy and in the shape of a dragon head, found by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF70NW
Civil Parish	BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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December 1986. Found with metal detecting. [1].
12th to 13th century copper alloy ?casket mount, dragon head, cast decoration
See (S1), and [1].
Identified S. Margeson (NCM)
A. Rogerson (NAU) January 1987.

INDDYC082026AR - PAS details awaited. [2].
Expanded to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2026.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF9545 Photograph: EAE1-2.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF5883 Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No 26. fig.39 no.25.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (2)

BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Beachamwell (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 5 2026 3:38PM