NHER 40300 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2002 and 2021 recovered Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman and medieval coins and Late Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead; a Roman brooch, harness fitting and spoon; a medieval harness mount, purse bar, buckle and lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval buckle and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval button, harness mount, spur fragment, coin weight, bridle boss and crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF90NE
Civil Parish	WHINBURGH AND WESTFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

2002-2003. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval copper alloy bridle boss with openwork fleur-de-lis in centre and two attachment holes. Diameter 62-64mm. Traces of white metal coating on front and reverse. Almost identical in form, surface decoration and size to an example from Harbertonford, Devon, illustrated and described as no.1010 in (S1), which is dated 17th century.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 February 2004.

Before 21 January 2009. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age, 4 Roman, 6 medieval & 2 post-medieval coins, Roman, Middle Saxon , medieval, medieval/post-medieval & post-medieval sherds, Late Bronze Age axe (S2), Roman brooch, spoon, terret, medieval purse, weight, medieval/post-medieval buckle, post-medieval sword belt, spur, harness mount, strap mount & undatable casting waste.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 March 2009.

Before 2 March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British pot sherds, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 May 2011.

January-July 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

August 2021. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF53794 Monograph: Read, B.. 1995. History Beneath Our Feet..
<S2> SNF75968 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe blade.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (27)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)

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Whinburgh and Westfield (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 19 2023 12:45PM