NHER 4086 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1968 recovered a scatter of medieval pottery. Metal detecting between 2005 and 2024 recovered a prehistoric flint flake; Iron Age, Roman and medieval and post medieval pottery sherds; ?medieval window glass fragments; medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and medieval/post-medieval tokens; post-medieval jettons; and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval thimble, horse-harness pendants, lead weight and iron knife blade; a medieval/post-medieval cauldron handle, other copper alloy vessel fragments and lead weights; post-medieval book fittings, furniture fittings, crotal bell, lead cloth seals and lead weights and undatable metal-working debris. Additional Iron Age and medieval pottery sherds were found in 2013.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1968.
Scatter of medieval sherds.
P. Wade-Martins 1968.

January-February 2005. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
2 medieval coins, 12 pottery sherds (including 4 Grimston), 1 buckle frame, 1 spur buckle and 1 strap end.
1 ?medieval window glass fragment.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval button and 2 glass bottle bases.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 March 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 18 February 2014.

March-April 2005. Metal-detecting. Whole field.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
9 Roman pottery sherds (8 greyware, 1 shelly).
1 medieval buckle.
1 medieval/post-medieval sheet repair from vessel and 1 paperclip rivet.
1 post-medieval book clasp, 1 furniture escutcheon plate, 1 lead cloth seal, 1 lead musket ball and 1 lead trade weight.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 April 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 6 February 2014.

July-August 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval buckle pin.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead weight (3oz).
1 post-medieval coin, 1 book fitting and 1 button.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 February 2014.

August-September 2005. Metal detecting.
2 medieval coins, 1 belt mount and 1 thimble.
2 post-medieval coins and 1 rumbler bell.
1 undatable casting waste fragment and 4 lead weights.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 October 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 6 March 2014.

October-November 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval forked spacer from composite strap end, 1 composite strap end and 1 large iron whittle-tang knife blade.
1 post-medieval coin.
1 undatable unidentified object.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 6 March 2014.

October-November 2007. Metal detecting.
5 medieval coins, 1 lead pot mend, 1 lead ?spindle whorl, 1 thimble, 1 lead weight and 2 horse harness pendants.
1 medieval/post-medieval vessel fragment.
4 post-medieval coins, 3 jettons, 2 buttons (1 lead), 1 crotal bell and 1 lead weight.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2007.

July - August 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric flint flake (?retouched, unpatinated).
3 Iron Age pottery sherds.
3 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
2 medieval coins, 1 token, 4 pottery sherds (2 Grimston) and 1 strap plate.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead token and 1 scrap of ?vessel rim.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, 1 lead cloth seal and 1 hooked tag (unusual type).
1 undatable lump of molten copper alloy.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 September 2008. Updated by J. Page (HES), 19 February 2014.

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 168).
Finds recovered at this location included:
1 medieval pottery sherd.
1 undatable fragment of slag (unspecified type but presumably iron).
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 August 2023.

29 November 2013. Stray Find. [1].
2 Iron Age pottery sherds.
3 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 December 2013. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2017.

August 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval rod from pivoting handle for cauldron.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025.

August 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin and a lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025 and 31 August 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Beeston with Bittering [3].
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Evershed, R. and Pringle, I. 2015. Archaeological Non-intrusive Survey Report: Geophysical Survey by Magnetometry, Fieldwalking and Metal Detecting for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Electrical Connection, Norfolk. Allen Archaeology Ltd. AAL 2014060.
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • SLAG (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1351 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 7:23PM

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