NHER 34276 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1999 and 2024 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake; Roman, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; undatable copper alloy casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other, medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a medieval buckle or clasp, clasp and horse-harness pendant; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments; a post-medieval buckle, sword quillons, coin weights, nested cup weight, book clasp, furniture escutcheon plate and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NE
District BROADLAND
Civil Parish AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

January to February 1999. Metal-detecting. [1].
One Roman coin. See list in file.
Medieval sherds: one jug rim, one basal sherd and one body sherd glazed Grimston. One bowl rim, eleven basal and four body sherds unglazed.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 March 1999.

October-November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Undated copper alloy casting scrap.
See description in file.
Site extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 December 2011.

October-November 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherd, a buckle or clasp, clasp and horse-harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval sword quillons and lead cloth seal.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 6 December 2011. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2024.

October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin and 7 pottery sherds.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd.
1 post-medieval coin, a coin weight and furniture escutcheon plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
Post-medieval book clasp and a nested cup weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

May-June 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 medieval coin.
2 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024, 26 January 2025 and 9 February 2026.

December 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1489 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1333 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1576 AD to 1579 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1725 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2026 3:08AM

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