NHER 25045 (Monument record) - Multi-periods finds scatter

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting at this location between 1988 and 2024 recovered prehistoric worked flints; Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and a range of other, Late Iron Age/Roman to post-medieval objects. These metal finds include Late Iron Age/Roman brooches; Roman brooches, finger rings, bracelet fragments, buckle, tweezers, copper alloy possible furniture stud, copper alloy ferrule, copper alloy ring (possibly from pully mechanism) and lead steelyard weight; a potentially Roman unidentified copper alloy object; an Early Saxon brooch; Middle Saxon tweezers; Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag and pin; a Late Saxon finger ring; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval keys, a horse-harness suspension mount for pendant, horse-harness pendant or suspension mount fragment; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment, copper alloy ring and writing lead; a post-medieval copper alloy unidentified object and a potentially post-medieval possible mount. The Iron Age and Roman pottery recovered from this site suggests the presence of a small settlement during the Iron Age and the Roman periods.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF70NW
Civil Parish BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Fieldwalking.
BB 1026-38. 24 February 1988.
BB 1060. 2 March 1988.
Report in file. Middle Saxon, medieval sherds; flints

Metal detecting finds.
Area of BB 1034-8.
Roman, medieval coins and metalwork
Report in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 9 December 1988.

The field is called Millhill in a 17th century reference. See NHER 19092 for details which may refer to this site.

May/June 1999. Metal detecting. [1].
38 Roman coins, a brooch and bracelet fragment.
Medieval annular brooch.
1 post medieval token, 1 jetton and a hooked tag.
?Post-medieval possible mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA) 22 December 1999. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 15 June 2025.

Before 15 November 1999. Metal detecting. [2].
30 Roman and 1 post medieval coins.
Post medieval token.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA) 26 May 2000.

Before 13 April 2001. Metal detecting.
46 Roman coins, 3 brooches, a finger ring, copper alloy ring (potentially from some kind of pully mechanism) and copper alloy possible furniture stud.
?Roman unidentified copper alloy object (possibly the molten remains of a brooch).
2 post-medieval coins and 1 jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 september 2001. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 15 June 2025.

Before 4 March 2002. Metal-detecting.
Roman openwork probable buckle fragment.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment.
Medieval horse-harness pendant or suspension mount fragment.
Post-medieval copper alloy unidentified object (possibly a mount).
See list and drawing of medieval object in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 April 2002. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 15 June 2025.

May 2023-August 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and copper alloy ring.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

August-November 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 Late Iron Age/Roman brooches.
2 Roman Colchester-derivative rearhook brooches, 4 bracelet fragments, tweezers and bracelet fragment or arm from pair of tweezers.
Middle Saxon tweezers.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag and pin.
Late Saxon finger ring.
16 medieval buckles, 3 annular brooches, 4 bar mounts, 5 strap ends, lace chape, pendent loop, strap mount, folding strap clasp, leaf-shaped strap fitting, 2 casket keys, padlock slide key, harness suspension mount for pendant
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and writing lead.
2 post-medieval coins, 3 buckles, a button, hooked tag and sword-belt clasp.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 May 2025 and 29 May 2025.

  • --- Article in Monograph: Rogerson, A. and Davison, A. 1997. An archaeological and historical survey of the parish of Barton Bendish. Barton Bendish and Caldecote: fieldwork in south-west Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. Rogerson, A. et al.. No 80 pp 1-42. p 36.
  • --- Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • --- Photograph: 2002. KTG 4, Early Saxon brooch fragment..
  • --- Photograph: 2002. KTG 5, Middle/Late Saxon decorative fragment..
  • --- Photograph: EUN 28-9, 32-5.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
  • BOWL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • EAR RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FERRULE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET / TWEEZERS (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 730 AD to 1100 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 730 AD to 900 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Middle Saxon - 730 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1450 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CHAIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1695 AD to 1696 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1697 AD to 1697 AD)

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Jul 16 2025 7:57AM

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