NHER 29888 (Find Spot record) - Multi period metal object scatter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
1993. Metal detector find.
13th century medieval gild bronze casket mount and transverse mouldings and beginning of decorative terminal (broken).
Polaroid (S1) in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 18 May 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 7 May 1993.
1993. Metal detector find.
Object reidentified as 1st century AD Iron Age openwork circular strap end with two curved 'motifs' inside.
Polaroid (S2) in file. (See for comparison Stanwick example.)
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) December 1993 and British Museum (PRBA) 1994.
W. Milligan (NCM) 3 December 1993.
1994. Metal detector finds.
At location [1]. Late Saxon penny. See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 2 September 1994.
At location [2]. Early Saxon mount, four shanks on reverse. Lozenge shaped plate in centre and boss containing white paste. At each end, on inside of bar, a style I animal head and eye! (S7)
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 11 October 1994.
Polaroid (S3) and slide (S4) NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM) 4 August 1994.
November/December 1994. Metal detector find.
At location [3]. 14th century strap-end with acorn terminal, and very neat rocker- arm ornament, central longitudinal row, and zig-zag on each side.
3 plates.
Polaroid (S5) in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 3 April 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM) 5 April 1995.
January/February 1995. Metal detector find.
La Tene I brooch, 5th/4th century BC, (S6).
Identified by D. Mackreth July 1995. Polaroid taken by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM) 14 August 1995.
1997. Metal detector find.
14th century rectangular buckle frame with ridged pin seat. Folded sheet bronze plate with punched linear decoration. Pin swivel hole and single attachment stud.
Identified by V. Fryer (NCM) May 1997.
W. Milligan (NCM) 14 May 1997.
1998. Metal detecting.
Medieval brooch.
1999. Metal detecting.
Roman brooch and Middle Saxon brooch.
See list in file with grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 March 2000.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF84630 Photograph: 1999. KSS 9-10, Middle Saxon caterpillar brooch..
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S2> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S3> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S4> SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S5> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S6> SNF77444 Illustration: Holness, A.. 1995. Drawing of an Iron Age La Tene type brooch.. Paper. 1:1.
- <S7> SNF77445 Illustration: Holness, A. 1995. Drawing of an Early Saxon mount.. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (12)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOX (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2026 12:36PM