NHER 29808 (Find Spot record) - Roman brooches, post medieval pottery and slag

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1993 recovered three Roman brooches. Fieldwalking as part of the Coastal Survey carried out by the NAU in 2004 recovered a single fragment of post medieval pottery and two pieces of slag.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG14SW
Civil Parish WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March/April 1993. Metal detecting. Field 15. General finds in this field.
Three Roman bronze brooches.
Colchester type, upper bow with central rib and wings only. 1st century AD.
Dolphin type, bow only with highly pronounced central rib. 1st century AD.
Dolphin type, one wing missing, small central rib along length of bow. 1st century AD.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 June 1993.

December 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Land-based survey; Area A25:
Fieldwalking of a single tramline along northern edge of field.
One piece of post medieval pottery and two pieces of slag were recovered. The slag may indicate nearby metalworking, or they could be from a dump of ballast.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 6 December 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
  • SLAG (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Nov 12 2025 7:59AM

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