NHER 40121 (Find Spot record) - Roman, medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking at this location between 2001 and 2015 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; post-medieval clay tobacco pipe and bottle glass fragments; Roman, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens and a number of other metal objects of Roman to post-medieval date. These metal finds include a Roman finger ring; an Early Saxon annular brooch and a wrist clasp; medieval buckles, a thimble, scabbard chape, copper alloy needle and lead weights; a medieval/post-medieval leash swivel, purse frame fragment, copper alloy suspension rings, lead weight and lead counter or weight; post-medieval buckles, buttons, crotal bell fragments, thimbles, mounts, furniture fittings, a blunt-hooked dress clasp, possible pendant, watch winder, copper alloy tacks, copper alloy disc, lead cloth seals, lead weights, lead counter or weight, lead bag seal, lead toy figure and iron horseshoe and a modern military button.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90SW
Civil Parish WATTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Around 2001. Metal detecting.
1 late medieval or early post medieval coin.
2 post medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 24 January 2004.

February 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey undertaken as part of evaluation of proposed development site. Finds recovered included:
Undated unidentified copper alloy objects, numerous pieces of lead waste, an unidentified lead object, possible lead weight and iron nails.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
2 medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds and buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval leash swivel, copper alloy suspension rings, lead weight and lead counter or weight.
5 post-medieval coins, 3 tokens, 13 pottery sherds, 5 clay tobacco pipe fragments, 4 bottle glass fragments, buckles, buttons, crotal bell fragments, thimbles, mounts, a possible pendant, watch winder, keyhole cover, copper alloy tacks, copper alloy disc, copper alloy and lead furniture handles, lead cloth seals, lead weights, lead counter or weight, lead bag seal, lead toy figure, and iron horseshoe.
Modern military button.
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.233).
See NHER 60681 for results of subsequent trial trenching.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 January 2022.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman elaborate finger ring.
Early Saxon annular brooch and wrist clasp.
Medieval thimble and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval purse frame fragment.
Post-medieval blunt-hooked dress clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2014 and and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

June-August 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
3 Roman coins.
Medieval lead weights and a buckle.
Post-medieval buckles and lead cloth seals.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval scabbard chape and copper alloy needle.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • NAIL (Unknown date)
  • NAIL (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 400 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 321 AD to 323 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 510 AD to 530 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COUNTER (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • LEASH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • NEEDLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • PURSE (16th Century - 1525 AD to 1575 AD)
  • BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COUNTER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DISC (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HORSESHOE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PENDANT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TACK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WATCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2024 11:58PM

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