NHER 28922 (Find Spot record) - Medieval and post medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1992 and metal detecting in 2000 and 2024 recovered a variety of objects from this site. Finds include medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, medieval tokens, a late medieval or post medieval rowel spur, a post medieval clay pipe, undated quern fragments and metal working debris.

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Map sheet	TF61NE
Civil Parish	BAWSEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March/April 1992. Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. [1].
Mintlyn Farm Field Survey (Jimmy's):
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
Jetton.
Clay pipes.
Mayen millstone fragments.
Cauldron rim.
Various recent objects.
Slag.
See report (S1) and file notes for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.463).
E. Rose (NAU), 14 April 1992. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2015 and 27 May 2019.

April 2000. Metal-detecting. [2].
Elaborate late medieval/early post medieval rowel spur.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 June 2000.

May 2024. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
2 medieval cast lead tokens.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to fully include plantation at northern edge of field.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 July 2024 and 26 January 2025.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF58180 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1994. An Archaeological Field Survey. Mintlyn Farm, Bawsey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 90.
<S2> SNF6263 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1994. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1993. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 115-123. p 115.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (11)

CAULDRON (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
QUERN (Undated)
TOKEN (Undated)
WHETSTONE (Undated)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1280 AD to 1540 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Bawsey (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 23 2025 5:35PM