NHER 24784 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
March 1988. Gridded field walking Fransham survey.
Contexts 1 to 24.
Iron Age or Early Saxon sherds, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Worked flints.
Medieval brick, floor tile and roof tile.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU) August 1988
1989. Further field walking.
Contexts 25 to 34.
No new finds categories.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU) September 1989.
1992. Field walking finds. Context 35.
Finds from a large 'moto-cross' disturbance.
Medieval and ?Iron Age sherds.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) November 1993.
October-November 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval harness mount.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 March 2014.
December 2005 - January 2006. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 February 2006.
February - March 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Neolithic flint knife (pale grey glossy flint).
1 Iron Age gold stater coin blank and 1 button and loop fastener.
1 Roman coin.
1? Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
2 Middle Saxon pottery sherds (pimpley Ipsswich).
3 Late Saxon pottery sherds (Thetford).
8 medieval coins, 88 pottery sherds (61 unglazed, 18 glazed Grimston, 9 unglazed Grimston,) 1 ceramic roof tile fragment. 1 casket binding strip, 1 buckle frame, 2 Composite folding clasps, 1 composite strap-end fragment, 1 buckle frame fragment, 1 buckle plate, 1 ?strap end, 1 strap end, 2 bar mounts (from harnesses, 1 gilt), 2 lead pot mends, 1 buckle, 1 folding strap clasp, 1 furniture stud.
2 medieval/post-medieval box or casket fragments (1 a elaborate hinge), 1 vessel rim fragment, 1 ?vessel rim fragment.
3 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 1 coin weight, 3 pottery sherds, 1 finger ring (gilt), 1 bar mount (belt). 1 mount or fitting.
2 undatable lead weights, 1 unidentifed object.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
The Iron Age gold stater blank was declared Treasure and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2009.228).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 April 2008 and E. Darch (NLA), 8 October 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 26 February 2014 and amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2020.
March - April 2008. Metal-detecting.
2 medieval coins and 1 dagger scabbard chape.
1 ?post-medieval pendant.
1 post-medieval coin weight (for 9 shillings in foreign gold coins).
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 May 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 26 February 2014.
January-February 2009. Metal detecting.
5 medieval coins, medieval jetton, Roman bracelet, medieval brooch, buckle, strap end, mirror case, drape ring, furniture fitting, apothecaries' weight, papal bulla, medieval/post-medieval toekn, vessel, weight, rivet, post-medieval weight & undatable staple.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 March 2009
Associated Sources (5)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (12)
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (52)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN BLANK (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Undated)
- STAPLE (Unknown date)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MIRROR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 1 2023 12:39PM