NHER 3954 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints, Saxon metalwork and multi-period pottery sherds

28 and 30 April 1983: site of discovery of Roman sherds in 1936 (see below). Visited to examine footing trenches dug for new bungalow.
No finds; 20cms sandy topsoil on orange natural sand. No features. Site sits on edge of fairly steep terrace on north side of Nar.
A. Gregory (NAU), 3 May 1983.

1936. Site at [1].
Roman sherds found Schwabe' 1936
(Card by R. R. Clarke (NCM)).
Material not checked by R. R. Clarke (NCM) - E. Rose (NAU).

March 1989 at [2]. Metal-detector finds.
See 1:2500 in secondary file.
At [3]: Bow and foot of cruciform brooch. Aberg group III. See drawing (S1).
At [4]: Part of bronze lentoid mount with bronze rivets. One edge decorated with continuous scroll, upper face has crouching quadrupeds in style 2 decoration. Gilding survives on parts of both decorations 7th century. See drawing (S2).
Identifications by S. Margeson (NCM).
Drawings (S1) of both in file.

July 1990. Smallfind 3. Found with metal detector.
Bow and upper part of foot of Early Saxon long brooch, probably cruciform, catch plate partly missing. Break at foot old and apparently smoothed off; break at top of bow more recent. Incised groove. Drawn. Found very close to smallfinds 1 and 2, (S3).
See 1:10560 in file.
Information from finder.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 23 August 1990.

1994. At [5].
Proximal end flake of pale grey flint whitish patina and some iron staining. Distal tip broken in antiquity. Heavy wear and bruising on right lateral edge, minor retouch on left. Probably from use as knife.
Not dateable, but probably Neolithic.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 June 1994.

April 1997. Fieldwalking finds - finder's field 47. Context 2 - whole field - all previous finds Context 1.
Roman, medieval, post medieval sherds and prehistoric flints.
See full list and plans in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 11 July 1997.

Before 13 July 2009. Metal-detecting.
Nine Roman, one Late Saxon and four medieval coins; medieval jetton; Romano-British, Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2010.

2009. Fieldwalking.
Prehistoric worked flints, Iron Age, Romano-British, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pot sherds and fragments of iron slag.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 21 October 2010.