NHER 37697 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2002 and 2023 recovered medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, a post-medieval jetton, and Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Early/Middle Bronze Age axehead; a Late Bronze Age penannular bracelet; Roman brooches, a Roman copper alloy bead; an Early Saxon object tentatively identified as a girdle hanger; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval thimbles and copper alloy and lead seal matrices; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval Jew's harps, harness mounts, a furniture handle escutcheon and crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99NW
Civil Parish GRISTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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October/November 2002. Metal detecting.
Very odd Early Saxon ?girdle hanger (S1).
See description in file.
Identified by K. Penn (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 December 2002.+

January-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early/Middle Bronze Age copper alloy axehead (S2).
2 medieval coins, a thimble and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, button and copper alloy vessel fragments.
Post-medieval buckle and a bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.

June-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Bronze Age penannular bracelet (S3).
1 Roman coin.
3 medieval coins, 16 pottery sherds, buckles, buttons and a brooch.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds
6 post-medieval coins, a blunt-hooked dress clasp and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

December 2014-June 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [3].
Roman copper alloy bead.
Medieval strap-end.
Post-medieval buckles and a Jew's harp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

December 2016-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman brooches.
Medieval buckles, thimbles, a strap end, belt or harness mount and copper alloy and lead seal matrices.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, buckles, buttons, dress hooks, a harness mount and furniture handle escutcheon.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 September 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.

May-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
2 medieval coins, 6 pottery sherds.
Post-medieval jew's harp and a dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

October 2020-February 2023. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 medieval coin and a thimble.
Post-medieval buttons.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2024 and 11 March 2024.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Penn, K.. 2002. Drawing of an Early Saxon girdle hanger.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of a fragment of an Early to Middle Bronze Age copper alloy axe.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy penannular bracelet. Film. 1:1.
  • AXEHEAD (Beaker to Middle Bronze Age - 1700 BC to 1001 BC)
  • BRACELET (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 119 AD to 121 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1119 AD to 1119 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1312 AD to 1328 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1344 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1470 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1509 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1521 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1580 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1606 AD to 1606 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1607 AD to 1632 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2024 10:35PM

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