NHER 34378 (Find Spot record) - Middle/Late Saxon and post-medieval finds (Burgh Castle, poorly located)

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Summary

Metal-detecting at unrecorded locations in Burgh Castle parish during and prior to 2007 recovered a Middle/Late Saxon pin and a post-medieval sheet object in the form of a hand.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BURGH CASTLE, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 1998. Metal-detecting.
Details unknown.
Globuler headed gilt copper alloy pin with spiral wire.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon.
Sold in 1998 at the Valued History Shop (Cambridge).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 April 1999.

Before 1 April 2007. Metal-detecting. [1].
From unrecorded location within Burgh Castle parish:
Post-medieval copper alloy sheet object in the form of a human hand - possible part of a mould or decorative mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 March 2026.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (2)

PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
MOUNT / MOULD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1500 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Burgh Castle (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 7 2026 3:39AM