NHER 23392 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints, Roman brooch and medieval to modern pottery and metal objects

April 1986. Metal-detecting.
Found by [1] at [2]:
1 medieval coin weight with paschal lamb.
Information via A. Rogerson (NAU).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) January 1987. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2015.

October 2002-May 2003. Geophysical Survey. [3].
Geophysical survey work undertaken as part of Environmental Impact Assessment of large proposed mineral extraction area. Initial magnetic susceptibility survey of field, followed by several targeted magnetometry surveys (Areas 9 and 14).
Area 9:
Similarly aligned linear anomalies represent agricultural activity.
Other linear anomalies and a curvilinear anomaly may be archaeological in origin.
Area 14:
No significant anomalies.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in the subsequently produced Impact Assessment (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2015.

January-April 2003. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey undertaken as part of Environmental Impact Assessment of large proposed mineral extraction area (Field 3; 500-601).
8 prehistoric flint flakes and 1 scraper.
1 Neolithic flint core.
1 Bronze Age flint core.
1 Roman brooch (trumpet, 1st-2nd century).
1 medieval pottery sherd.
4 post-medieval pottery sherds, 2 clay pipe stem fragments, 1 powder horn mouth fitting, 1 shoe buckle, 1 decorated mount, 1 harness bell, 1 copper alloy sheet fragment and 1 copper alloy button.
1 post-medieval/modern copper alloy nail/tack and 1 washer mount.
Modern pottery, bottle glass and metal objects.
1 undatable copper alloy hooked ?stud, 1 copper alloy disc, 1 copper alloy handle fitting, 1 copper alloy strip, 2 lead lumps, 1 lead strip, 1 lead sheet fragment, 1 lead cast, decorated disc, 1 triangular offcut, 1 lead ?casting waste and 1 oyster shell.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2015.