NHER 34894 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking at this location between 1999 and 2022 recovered a number of undated prehistoric worked flints; a medieval coin; a post-medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects, including an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval mount; a medieval buckles, a strap end, lead ampulla and lead weight; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval harness mount and thimble.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

First half of 1999. Metal detecting in field containing NHER 21266 and 32783. Breck Field. [1].
Early Saxon brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval mount.
Medieval/post medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 December 1999.

March and May 2002. Surface finds.
Found near pit hole towards road - retouched flake: Long narrow thin flake, broken at proximal end, some reverse retouch on left edge.
Near little pit hole - borer: Incomplete secondary flake, retouch on both sides of distal tip which is broken off. Proximal end missing.
One near old stone, one near little pit hole.- two flakes: some edge damage, probably accidental.
All undatable prehistoric.
Identifed by P.A. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 December 2002.

2015-2020. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckles and a strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval token, a harness mount and thimble.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024 and 1 September 2024.

January-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval shield-shaped lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

August 2021-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin and a lead ampulla.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 December 2023.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1289 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1750 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2025 2:49PM

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