NHER 40852 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Medieval and Post medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2004 and 2022 recovered a post-medieval gunflint partly encased in a lead sheet; a possible post-medieval gunflint; medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including an undated possible spear point or railing tip; a Roman brooch and terret; a potentially Roman harness or strap fitting and copper alloy nail; a Late Saxon disc brooch; a medieval horse-harness pendant suspension mount and page turner; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and lead weight and post-medieval belt or harness mounts and probable vessel-lid mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01SE
Civil Parish MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

August/September 2004. Metal-detecting.
Only find from the field was a piece of post medieval gunflint partly encased in lead sheet.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 October 2004.

Before 9 January 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman terret.
?Roman harness or strap fitting and copper alloy nail.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, belt or harness mounts and probable mount from thumb rest for raising lid of vessel.
?Post-medieval gunflint.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 March 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 January 2024.

March 2020-October 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
Undated possible spear point fragment or tip of railing.
Roman enamelled plate brooch.
Late Saxon disc brooch.
2 medieval coins, a horse-harness pendant suspension mount and page turner.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023, 21 January 2024 and 28 January 2024.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • SPEARHEAD (Unknown date)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 80 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2024 8:17PM

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