NHER 30141 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking at this location in 1993 and metal-detecting in 2009 and 2024 recovered Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds; medieval tile fragments; Late Iron Age, Roman and medieval coins and a number of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches, a finger ring and bracelet fragment; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval casket key, coin weight, hilt plate from whittle-tang knife and lead spindle whorl; a medieval/post-medieval pin and copper alloy ring and a post-medieval lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF70NW
Civil Parish MARHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 1993. Fieldwalking finds. [1].
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
Medieval tile.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 November 1993.

2009. Extended to whole field and into Shouldham parish. Metal-detecting.
Nine Roman and one medieval coins, and two Roman brooches, (S1).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 May 2010.

August-November 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Finds from area centred [3] in southwest part of field:
1 Late Iron Age coin (silver half unit of the Iceni).
4 Roman brooches, a finger ring and bracelet fragment.
8 medieval buckles, 2 strap ends, a folding strap clasp, bar mount, casket key, coin weight, hilt plate from whittle-tang knife and lead spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, pin and copper alloy ring.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025 and 22 June 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of a Roman brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 20 BC to 40 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • PIN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1470 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1725 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 25 2025 10:51PM

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