NHER 24892 (Find Spot record) - Multi - period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in 1988 recovered prehistoric worked flints, a piece of prehistoric hammerstone, fragments of medieval pottery and a medieval gilt belt plate with a surviving piece of textile attached.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM18NW
Civil Parish GISSING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1988. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Along north side strip of woodland:
13th century gilt belt plate with five rivets, one missing and a little textile. (S1).
Two sherds both green glazed Grimston.
Worked flint.
Four flakes, one possibly a scraper and broken hammerstone (J. Wymer NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), 12 October 1988.

PAS details awaited - recorded out of county. [2].
Expanded to whole field. Former extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 July 2026.

  • <S1> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • HAMMERSTONE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TEXTILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2026 9:54AM

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