NHER 33237 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic or later pebble mace, and multi-period metal objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1997 and 1999 recovered a Mesolithic or later quartzite pebble mace/hammer; medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval jettons; a post-medieval token; an extremely important Iron Age copper alloy toggle and a range of other Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon strap end and disc brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval coin weight, ?trade weight, harness bell and copper alloy cooking vessel fragment; a medieval/post-medieval coin weight and copper alloy vessel fragments; post-medieval ?sword hanger, book clasp and tap handle and undatable lead weights.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG23NW
Civil Parish NORTHREPPS, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1997. Metal-detecting.
Area searched by group of American metal detectorists on Discovery Tours holiday organised by member of the public. [1]. Field 20.
Late Saxon strap end.
Medieval and post medieval coins and metal work.
See list and coin form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 October 1997.

January 1998. Fieldwalking.
Fieldwalking around edge of marlpit at [2]:
1 Mesolithic or later incomplete quartzite pebble mace (two-thirds). See drawing (S1).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file. This discovery was reported in (S2).
W. Milligan (NCM), 12 January 1998.

1998. Excavation.
Investigation of "pot boiler site" at [4]. This had apparently been revealed by a pipe trench.
No other details known, although photographs were apparently seen by the Norwich Castle Museum [5].
P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2016.

February 1999. Metal detecting.
See Field Record in file.
NCM Identifications to follow.
Comp. D. Gurney, 5 March 1999.

February 1999. Metal detecting.
One medieval and three post medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds. For photographs see (S3)
Comp. A. Rogerson, 15 January 2000.

August 2000. Metal detecting. Field 20. [2].
Medieval coin.
'Extremely important' Iron Age toggle, for photographs see (S3).
Roman object.
Late Saxon brooch.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 July 2001.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Yardley, C. J. 2011. The Mun Valley: Historic landscape Assessment and Landscape Character Assessment for Norfolk Coast Project. p 10.
  • <S1> Illustration: Robins, P. 1998. Drawing of a Mesolithic or later incomplete quartzite pebble mace from Northrepps. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1999. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 358-368. p 359.
  • <S2> Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • LOOMWEIGHT (Undated)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COOKING VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Sep 5 2016 5:09PM

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