NHER 25670 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1989 and 2013 has recovered prehistoric flints; Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon and medieval pottery; Roman tile; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and Roman to medieval metal objects. The metal finds including a Roman brooch and a bracelet; an Early Saxon brooch and tweezers; and a medieval spur and a strap fitting. It has been suggested that the nature of the Early Saxon finds from this and two adjacent sites may indicate the presence of a cemetery of this date.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF93NE
Civil Parish	HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1989. Found with metal detecting and in fieldwalking.
Roman and Middle Saxon pottery.
Early Saxon tweezers.
Coins individually plotted, remainder general scatter.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 8 January 1990.

August to late 1990. Further detecting and fieldwalking by [1]
A. Rogerson (NAU) 19 October 1990

1991. Further metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Roman brooch.
Early Saxon pottery and brooch.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 March 1991

See lists and plots in file.

It is suggested in (S1) that Early Saxon finds from this site and nearby NHERs 25474 and 28844 potentially indicate the presence of a cemetery of this date.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

January-February 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF9855 Photograph: FHM23-24, FTE3-4, FTR11.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF82607 Article in Serial: Dickenson, T., Ashley, S. and Penn, K. 2011. A zoomorphic shield mount from Hindringham, Norfolk. Medieval Archaeology. Vol LV pp 277-281. p 281.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (25)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Undated)
SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)