NHER 37285 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2001 and 2015 recovered prehistoric flint flakes; post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Iron Age horse harness fitting; a Roman brooch, knife or spatula handle and pin; Late Saxon stirrup strap mounts; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval brooches, a miniature halberd, key, thimble and harness fittings and pendants; a medieval/post-medieval harness mount, copper alloy vessel fragments and a copper alloy ring and a post-medieval book fitting, seal matrix, pair of dividers and a weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13SE
Civil Parish ALBY WITH THWAITE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

8 August 2001. Metal detecting.
Discovery Tours Field 1.
Six Roman coins.
Thirteen medieval coins.
Seven post medieval coins.
Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
Two prehistoric flints.
See lists and digitised images in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 June 2002.

19 August 2006. Metal detecting, Discovery Tours Field 1. [1]
Medieval gold annular brooch with inscription [2].
See description in file.
Acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.499).
E. Darch (NLA), 27 February 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2020.

August 2006. Metal detecting, Discovery Tours Field 1.
Medieval swivel mount, medieval/post medieval cauldron handle and suspension mount, post medieval objects.
1 medieval coin.
See lists in file, (S1) and (S2).
E. Bales (NLA), 13 June 2008.

April-May 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman knife or spatula handle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval jetton and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. 2001. Finds Photograph. Polaroid.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 106; No 323; Fig 323.
  • <S1> *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Finds Identification Database.
  • <S2> *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Digital Finds Image File.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Unknown date)
  • STRAP FITTING (Unknown date)
  • STUD (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HALBERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MINIATURE OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DIVIDERS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)

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Apr 4 2026 2:21PM

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