NHER 25183 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1988 recovered medieval pottery fragments. Metal-detecting between 1989 and 2017 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins, and Roman, medieval and medieval/post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch and prick spur, medieval buckle and seal matrix with heraldic decoration, and a medieval/post-medieval spur rowel.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM29SW
Civil Parish HEMPNALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1988. Fieldwalking. Opposite Towland Lane. [1]
Medieval sherds including Late medieval/Transitional ware.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM), 1 February 1989.

Before 1990. Finder states one Roman sherd from field identified by W. Milligan (NCM), but no record received at NLA by February 1992
E. Rose (NLA), 17 February 1992

1989. Metal detecting.
Medieval silver seal matrix with heraldic motif.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 October 2004.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
1 post-medieval coin and a spur rowel.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

Febraury-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
3 Roman coins and a prick spur.
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

(S1) - PAS details to follow
J. Richards (HES), 20 September 2017

  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy prick spur. Film. 2:1.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 183 AD to 192 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 270 AD)
  • SPUR (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 22 2020 3:12PM

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