NHER 24290 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered prehistoric worked flints and Roman and medieval pottery. Metal-detecting revealed a Roman bow brooch, a Middle to Late Saxon strap end, medieval metal objects, Roman and medieval coins.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69NW
Civil Parish HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

15 February 1988. Fenland fieldwalking.
Weathered ploughsoil.

HLG BP.
Pottery predominantly in southeast sector - no concentrations. Odd sherds of medieval pot and one anomalous fragment that should be earlier. Also a few flints.
R. Silvester (NAU), 16 February 1988.

Two Roman sherds noted in (S1).

For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see (S1).

About October 2004. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon strap end (S2).
Medieval buckle and seal matrix.
Medieval or post-medieval cooking vessel foot.
Information from PAS download.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 March 2005 and A. Cattermole (HES), 18 October 2012.

September 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin and a bow brooch.
Middle to Late Saxon strap end.
3 medieval coins, a bar mount, sheet rivet, weight and buckles.
Information from PAS download.
A. Cattermole (HES), 13 February 2013.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG BP. FENS.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • <S2> Illustration: Penn, K.. 2004. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap end.. Card. 2:1.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 343 AD to 348 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 750 AD to 950 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1302 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1430 AD to 1434 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 10:55AM

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