NHER 42708 (Find Spot record) - Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2005 and a systematic survey of part of this field in 2013/2014 recovered prehistoric worked flints; an undatable burnt flint; ?Roman and medieval pottery sherds; a possible Roman coin blank and a number of other, medieval to modern metal objects. These metal finds included a medieval thimble; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment; post-medieval buttons and a lead key; a post-medieval/modern silver finger ring and door knob and undatable lead weights.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81NE
Civil Parish	BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

September-October 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman silver ?coin blank.
1 medieval belt mount/stiffener (gilt), 1 thimble and 1 silver finger ring.
1 medieval/post-medieval vessel leg fragment.
1 post medieval silver composite button with engraved flower, 1 copper alloy composite button and 1 lead key.
1 post-medieval/modern silver finger ring with stamped decoration.
2 undatable lead weights and 1 lead metal working scrap.
Possible coin blank identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
The silver finger ring was initially recorded as medieval but after being submitted for consideration as Treasure was identified as being of post-medieval or modern date (and therefore not Treasure) - see entry in (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 November 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 April 2014 and amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2020.

10 March 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
INDFR062022AR - PAS details to follow.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 June 2022.

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 166).
Finds recovered at this location included:
1 undatable burnt flint.
1 prehistoric retouched flint flake, 1 flake and 1 spall.
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval/modern door knob.
See report (S?) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 August 2023.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100573 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. pp 140 and 175; Nos 629 and 940.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (18)

DEBITAGE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
COIN BLANK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FINGER RING (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DOOR FITTING (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)

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Beeston with Bittering (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 17 2023 12:03PM