NHER 41710 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting at this location between 2005 and 2008 recovered a range of finds including Roman and medieval pottery sherds; undated iron slag and ?Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a ?Roman ring, a medieval sword scabbard chape and post medieval dress fastener, buckles and lead weights.

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Map sheet	TF91SE
Civil Parish	SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February-March 2005. Metal-detecting (whole field).
2 post-medieval buckle frames, recovered from northeast corner of field, area centred at location [1].
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 May 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 6 February 2014.

October-November 2005. Metal-detecting (whole field).
3 post-medieval lead weights.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 December 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.

August - September 2008. Metal-detecting.
9 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
1 ?Roman ring.
9 medieval pottery sherds (8 unglazed, 1 glazed Grimston), 1 sword scabbard chape (decoration of mounted knight, see (S1)) and 1 lead weight.
1 post-medieval ovoid eye-plate of blunt-hooked dress fastener.
1 undatable iron slag lump.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 October 2008
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF98710 Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.10 No 67.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75410 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Medieval sword scabbard chape. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (9)

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)