NHER 37179 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age flint scraper, a fragment of an Iron Age or Roman brooch, a Roman coin, Early Saxon brooches and medieval and post medieval coins and metal finds found during metal detecting. A fieldwalking survey undertaken by the Caistor Roman Project in 2009 recovered 2 prehistoric worked flint flakes and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10SE
Civil Parish MULBARTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February/March 2002. Metal detecting. Includes area covered by NHER 37187.
Roman coin.
3 Early Saxon brooches.
Post medieval and undatable metal finds.
Post medieval sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 April 2002.

24 March 2002. Metal detecting.
Part of an Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
See description and finder's map (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 December 2005.

August 2003. Metal detecting.
Site extended slightly to west (map of original site in file).
Early Saxon brooch fragment.
Medieval hasp or hinge plate (S4).
Post medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 September 2003.

September 2003. Metal detecting. Site enlarged to cover southern field.
In area centred at [1]:
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scraper,
Medieval pot-mend and undatable metalworking debris.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 November 2003.

October 2003. Metal detecting.
Iron Age or Roman brooch fragment.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 November 2003.

January 2006. Metal detecting.
Medieval hinge plate once coupled with one found in August 2003.
See description and (S2) and (S3) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2006.

Fieldwalking 2008 in two fields. Caistor Research Project.
Prehistoric worked flints; Iron Age, Medieval, Medieval/Post-Medieval and Post-Medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 September 2008

September- October 2008. Metal detecting.
1 Roman coin and post medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A Rogerson (NLA) 21 November 2008.

15 March 2009. Fieldwalking.
2 prehistoric worked flints flakes, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval sherds.
See list and record forms in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2010.

NMD012026 - PAS details awaited. [2].
Finder's 'Fields 9 and 12, Paddock Farm'.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 January 2026.

  • --- Photograph: 2003. KTW 21, Early saxon brooch fragment..
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Davies, G. 2005. Finder's maps and notes for metal-detecting by G. Davies in March 2002 and between 4 September and 16 October 2005. Finder's map.
  • <S2> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2006. Drawing of a medieval hinge plate. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2003. Drawing of a medieval hinge plate. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • BLADE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COMBINATION TOOL (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2026 10:20AM

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