NHER 2990 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age horse bit

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Summary

In 1960 an Iron Age horse bit of copper alloy with iron rings was recovered from this area. It was of the three link type, believed to derive from Yorkshire and date to the 1st century BC.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG01NW
Civil Parish	SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 1960. Stray Find.
Found in Ordnance Survey Field 419 - 10.269 acre field. [1].
Iron Age copper alloy horse bit. Iron rings sheathed in copper alloy, three link type, Yorkshire 1st century BC. See drawings (S1) and (S2).
Held by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1960.72).
This discovery was first reported in (S3). See published article (S4) and press cutting (S5) for further details.
Information from (S6) and (S7).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 November 2015.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF93905 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1960. Drawing of an Iron Age copper alloy and iron horse bit from Swanton Morley. Card. 1:1.
<S2> SNF99121 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1960. Drawing of an Iron Age copper alloy and iron horse bit from Swanton Morley. Card. 1:1.
<S3> SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 5.
<S4> SNF2394 Article in Serial: Green, B. 1962. An Iron Age pony-bit from Swanton Morley, Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XXVIII pp 385-386. 385-386.
<S5> SNF45 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1960. Ancient pony bit found. 1 April.
<S6> SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Swanton Morley.
<S7> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NW 16.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Object Types (1)

HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

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Swanton Morley (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

May 31 2018 3:33PM