NHER 30121 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age to Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1993 and 2017 recovered undated pottery sherds and oyster shell fragments; Roman, Late Saxon and post-medieval coins and undated, Iron Age to Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated iron nails; an Iron Age brooch and sword scabbard chape; a Roman brooch and annular bead; an Early Saxon sword pommel and very unusual brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness pendant and casket keys; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and a post-medieval crotal bell and a ramrod retaining thimble from a flintlock musket or percussion cap gun.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF72NW
Civil Parish	FLITCHAM WITH APPLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

November 1993. Fieldwalking finds, detector finds.
Many oyster shells, some iron nails, some pottery.
Not seen.
D. Gurney (NLA) 8 November 1993.

before 4 April 2008. Metal detecting. Site extended.
Medieval harness pendant and post- medieval crotal bell
see list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 21 November 2008.

May- June 2009. Metal detecting
Iron Age brooch (S1), medieval buckle, strap end, medieval/post medieval ring, post medieval button and bell.
See list in file
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 10 July 2009.

May-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Early Saxon copper alloy sword pommel of a highly abnormal shape in plan, a cross pattee with arms of unequal lengths (S2).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2013.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval mount and bar mount.
Post-medieval ramrod retaining thimble from a flintlock musket or percussion cap gun.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

April-May 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Iron Age sword scabbard chape (S3).
Roman brooch and annular bead.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and buckle frame.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

May-June 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
Early Saxon brooch - very unusual.
1 Late Saxon coin.
Medieval buckle, casket key and a strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2015.

October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman coin.
Medieval buckle and locking key.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF77148 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of an Iron Age possible continental brooch fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF90089 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy sword pommel.. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF101682 Illustration: Ashley, S. J. Drawing of a Late Iron Age sword scabbard chape fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (29)

BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Unknown date)
NAIL (Unknown date)
POT (Unknown date)
SCABBARD (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 324 AD)
SWORD (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 600 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 895 AD to 910 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1634 AD to 1636 AD)
FIREARM (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1850 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Nov 19 2025 8:51AM