NHER 33883 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Part of a medieval buckle and part of a medieval spur were found by a metal detectorist in 1998. Fieldwalking in 1998 recovered prehistoric burnt flint (pot boilers) and Roman roof tile.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91NW
Civil Parish BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish BEETLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

August 1998 or earlier. Metal detecting.
Finds by [1] and [2]. Rather `blank' field.
Recorded finds by [2] only.
Huge (diameter 66mm) star rowel from a spur, central perforation and 10 points. A bit irregular and perhaps not very well made. Late medieval.
Fragment of medieval ?buckle plate of gilt bronze, all edges broken. 4 out of an original 5 decorative knob-headed rivets survive, the central one in the middle of a relief cross. An incomplete functional ?rivet hole survives.
Identified by H.Geake (NCM).
A.Rogerson (NLA), 9 October 1998.

November 1998. Fieldwalking.
Survey advance of pipe laying.
Context 2.
Roman roof tile.
Pot boiler.
See report (S1) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.99).
E. Rose (NLA), 7 May 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2022.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 1998. Brisley to Bushy Common Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Fieldwalking, Field Reconnaissance and Geophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 210.
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 10 2022 9:33AM

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