NHER 34856 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon to post-medieval finds (Brockdish, poorly located)

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1998 and 2007 recovered a number of objects in Brockdish parish for this exact provenances are not recorded, including medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These poorly-located metal finds include a potentially Late Saxon unidentified copper alloy object; medieval buckle, book or belt mount and lead seal matrices and a medieval/post-medieval purse frame.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BROCKDISH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

January-April 1998. Metal detecting by [1].
From Brockdish but exact location uncertain:
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
3 medieval coins and 1 post medieval coin.
See lists in file.

August-September 1998. Metal detecting by [1].
Medieval book or belt mount.
Medieval/post-medieval purse frame.
?Late Saxon unidentified object (S1).

November-December 1998. Metal detecting by [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 July 1999.

September 2001. Metal detecting.
Medieval buckle.
Possibly from Needham (NHER 36764).
List in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 29 October 2001.

January 2007. Metal-detecting. [3].
Recorded as being from Brockdish but only associated with a four-figure grid reference [4]:
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Information from PAS download.
Previously recorded as NHER 58631.
A. Cattermole (HES), 12 February 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 February 20243.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF49259 Photograph: NLA. 2001. Finds Photograph. Polaroid.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76617 Illustration: Holness, A.. 1998. Drawing of a Late Saxon unidentified object related to a stirrup.. Card. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (14)

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Brockdish (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 16 2024 4:42PM