NHER 33082 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking at this location between 1996 and 2025 recovered prehistoric flint flakes; medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including undated lead weights; a potentially Roman lead and iron weight; a Late Saxon/medieval lead spindle whorl; a medieval strap end or knife sheath chape, harness fitting and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval probable harness fitting.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10SE
Civil Parish	MULBARTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1996. Metal detecting finds. [1].
Medieval, possible strap end (compare with example in (S1) or knife sheath chape. Roughly V-shaped with trefoil lobe in centre; engraved decoration on one side. The tips of all arms, perhaps including attachment holes are missing.
Medieval part of a spout from a copper alloy vessel.
Medieval cast copper alloy leg from cauldron.
Undatable lead disc with a roughly central depression in each face. Probably a weight - 23.65gm.
Identified by H. Geake (A&E) 1996.
13th century cooking pot unglazed rim sherd.
5 lead 'weights', undatable.
4th century coin, medieval penny and Norwich farthing token.
See lists in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 23 December 1996.
W. Milligan (NCM) 19 December 1996.

September - October 2008. Metal detecting.
A silver Roman coin.
A. Rogerson (NLA), November 2008.

5 April 2009. Fieldwalking survey area CRP5/18.
2 prehistoric flint flakes; Romano-British, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval sherds.
See list and record forms in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2010.

October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 25 November 2019.

February-March 2025. Metal-detecting. [3].
?Roman lead and iron weight.
1 post-medieval coin and a probable harness fitting.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2026 and 18 February 2026.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF57551 Publication: Egan and Pritchard. 1991. Dress Accessories. No 575.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (20)

FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
DISC (Undated)
WEIGHT (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
WEIGHT (Roman to 18th Century - 43 AD? to 1800 AD?)
COIN (Roman - 134 AD to 138 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1400 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)