NHER 37682 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2002 and 2024 recovered medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and a range of other, undated and Early Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated spindle whorl and weight; an Early Bronze Age flat axehead or chisel; an Iron Age brooch; a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches and a furniture fitting; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval ampulla and seal matrix; a medieval/post-medieval lead weight, hooked dress fastener and hooked book fitting and a post-medieval harness mounts, a dress hook, a hinge, cloth seal and crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19SE
Civil Parish FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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October-November 2002. Metal detecting.
Three post medieval jettons.
Medieval sherd.
Iron Age brooch.
Roman, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 December 2002.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [1].
Early Bronze Age flat axehead or chisel (S1).
1 Roman coin.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag and hooked book fitting.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, 1 token, 1 pottery sherd, buckles, a harness mount and hinge.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, lead weight and a hooked dress fastener.
Post-medieval buckle, shoe buckle and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

July-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

July-September 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
4 medieval coins and buckles.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 tokens, a cloth seal and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval jetton and buckles.
1 post-medieval coin and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman brooches.
Medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2021.

September-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

July-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [8].
5 medieval coins and a buckle.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 5 November 2018.

June-October 2019. Metal-detecting. [9].
2 medieval coins. These coins were previously recorded under NHER 61378.
Medieval seal matrix and buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle
Post-medieval dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 2 December 2022.

January-October 2024. Metal-detecting. [10].
6 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 May 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of butt end fragment of a small Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead or chisel. Film. 1:1.
  • FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 64 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 111 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 319 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 325 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1204 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1244 AD to 1247 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1333 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1306 AD to 1307 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1430 AD to 1434 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1465 AD to 1466 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1480 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HINGE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1547 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1553 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 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)
  • TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • POT (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1675 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1643 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2025 11:39AM

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