NHER 24333 (Monument record) - Possible undated building

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Summary

An Early Saxon wrist clasp and a 13th century mirror case were found here or nearby by metal detecting. A cropmark of a possible undated building was also noted, but no conclusive trace of this was found as part of the NMP project.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SW
Civil Parish	CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1986. Metal detecting.
Southeast of Venta Icenorum Roman town (NHER 9786), by Splitsprings Ford
13th century mirror case (possibly not found here, but nearby).
Cropmark of building noted in soil here.
Information from [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 15 January 1988.

August to September 1990.
In southwest corner of site.
Early Saxon wrist clasp. Probably eye plate with notched decoration. Badly battered. Hines Class uncertain.
Information from [2].
See (S1).
A. Rogerson, 13 September 1990

Part of large scatter NHER 28456

March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
Mapping as part of NMP project revealed no conclusive traces of a Roman building at this location (NHER 52267). See NHER 52223—8 for cropmarks recorded within this area.
S. Horlock (NMP), 24 March 2009.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF9929 Photograph: FTB 16-17.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

BUILDING? (Unknown date)

Object Types (2)

SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 28456 - Part of: Possible Roman building and multi-period finds (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 26 2022 8:00AM