NHER 29392 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1992 and 2012 and fieldwalking in 2013/2014 recovered undated, Roman, Early/Middle Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins and a range of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an Iron Age La Tène brooch; a Roman brooch, mirror edge fragment and silvered head of iron pin or needle; an Early Saxon buckle; a Middle Saxon pin; the arm of a pair of Late Saxon tweezers; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval lead cloth seal, part of a cauldron, harness mount, possible dagger-scabbard mount, spur rowel and book clasp; a medieval/post-medieval sheet mount and end cap from scale-tang knife and a post-medieval knife end-stop, harness mount and hinge plate from a casket or box.

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Location

Map sheet	TF71NW
Civil Parish	GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September to October 1992. Metal detecting and general finds. Southwest of Great Barn Farm.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval finds, metalwork, coins, pottery.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 January 1993.

Before 24 Jan 2011. Metal-detecting.
Iron Age, Romano-British, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 14 June 2011.

January-November 2011. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 March 2013.

Before 8 October 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman Dolphin brooch.
Medieval buckles, a harness mount, mount, strap end, unusual bar mount, possible dagger-scabbard mount from, spur rowel and strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, end cap from a scale-tang knife and button.
Post-medieval buckles, a button and openwork hinge plate from a casket or box.
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded (in error) under NHER 29382.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2023.

September 2013-September 2014. Fieldwalking. [4].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 Early/Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
4 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF59988 Unpublished Document: Egan, G.. 1992. Letter. Medieval Lead Cloth Seal from Gayton.. 29 December.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (53)

BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NEEDLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 450 AD to 700 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
TWEEZERS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1550 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1620 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HINGE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 27 2023 10:14AM