NHER 29347 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in 1991 recovered prehistoric worked flints, pieces of medieval pot, a medieval buckle frame, part of a possible medieval copper alloy vessel, medieval coins and a medieval jetton from Nuremburg. Metal-detecting in 2017 recovered Roman coins and brooches, a finger ring and bracelet, and a medieval harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79SW
Civil Parish METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

December 1991. Fieldwalking and metal detecting finds. [1].
Four flint scrapers.
Thirty flint flakes (prehistoric).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM).
Two medieval sherds.
13th century bronze buckle frame fragment with moulded half-barrel-shaped mouldings on each side of pin-rest.Sheet bronze cylinder on pin rest (ribbed) to ease sliding of strap.
Five medieval coins.
One Charles I penny.
Nuremberg jetton.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 3 December 1992.
Bronze fragment - ?fragment of foot (badly cast) of vessel) (?medieval).
W. Milligan (NCM), 4 December 1992.

January 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
3 Roman Hod Hill brooches.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

February 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
7 Roman coins, a finger ring and a bracelet.
Medieval sexfoil harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

April 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 114 AD to 117 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 250 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 313 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 336 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 383 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2025 4:28AM

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