NHER 3885 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1927. Stray Find.
Found in the vicinity of [1]:
Neolithic polished flint axehead with broken blade and thin butt. See outline sketch (S1).
Recorded as being in the possession of [2] but appears to have been found by [3].
Information from (S2) and (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 February 2018.
August-November 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman arm from pair of tweezers.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 November 2023.
November 2023-July 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025.
July 2024-June 2025. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Late Iron Age/Roman coin (Roman issue).
4 Roman coins.
Medieval bar mount and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 August 2025 and 18 February 2026.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 71 NE 2.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF99509 Illustration: Thatcher, I. 1927. Outline sketch of a Neolithic polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Gayton.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (11)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 313 AD to 315 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 333 AD to 335 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 353 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 1 2026 10:54PM