NHER 37543 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2002 and 2025 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other metal objects, including a Late Saxon possible harness link; medieval buckles, a thimble and gold finger ring and post-medieval buckles, a knife fragment, spur fragment, mount, copper alloy apothecaries' weight and silver hooked clasp or hook.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12SW
Civil Parish CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

October 2002. Metal detecting.
Post-medieval copper alloy knife end stop, broken, circular-sectioned with remains of inserted iron tang, flaring to trefoil platform with integral cast fully-round collared and baying hound (forelegs on ground, hindquarters raised, 20 (at least) x 24mm. Late 16th-17th century.
Identified by S.J. Ashley (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 November 2002.

August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW8. [1].
Late Saxon ?harness link.
Medieval buckles and a thimble.
Post-medieval buckles, a spur fragment, mount and copper alloy apothecaries' weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

August-October 2019. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW8. [2].
Post-medieval silver hooked clasp or hook.
Information from PAS import.
This silver hooked clasp or hook was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2019 T1224) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 21 November 2019 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.

September 2023. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW8. [3].
Medieval gold finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
This gold finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2023 T972) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

March 2025. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW8. [4].
Find recorded on PAS database:
Post-medieval hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by [5] and not recorded on PAS database:
11 medieval coins.
10 post-medieval coins.
See numismatic summary (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025 and 1 March 2026.

INDSET032026HGAR - PAS details awaited. [6].
Field CAW8.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2026.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Elden, S. and Rogerson, A. SET032025 March 2025 Coin List.
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (16th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2026 10:55AM

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