NHER 42809 (Find Spot record) - Burnt flint and Late Iron Age to Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

In 2005 a large pot boiler concentration was observed during metal-detecting, while further metal-detecting between 2006 and 2016 recovered Neolithic to bronze Age worked flints, including a flake and a bifacial core; medieval pottery sherds; a Roman millstone fragment; Late Iron Age and medieval coins, including medieval coin hoard of 6 pennies; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons and Late Iron Age/Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; a Roman cosmetic spoon/spatula; a Late Saxon/medieval openwork stirrup-strap mount; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl or lead weight; medieval buckles and padlocks; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg and a post-medieval rotary key, spur fragment, bell fragment, furniture handle back-plate and toggles from a belt and chatelaine clasps.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NW
Civil Parish GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

October-November 2005. Metal detecting. Location [1].
Large pot boiler concentration.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 December 2005.

July-August 2006. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field.
1 medieval buckle/?brooch (large, annular).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 September 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 April 2014.

September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval openwork stirrup-strap mount.
3 medieval coins and buckles.
Post-medieval rotary key, spur fragment and a toggle or male part from a belt clasp.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton and a copper alloy vessel leg.
Post-medieval bell fragment and the toggle terminal from the male part of a chatelaine clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman cosmetic spoon/spatula and a millstone fragment.
4 medieval coins, 1 jetton, buckles and padlocks.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl or lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

May-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [6].
2 medieval pottery sherds.
Post-medieval furniture handle back-plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

September-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval coin hoard of 6 silver pennies of Henry II. The coins were submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2016 T891).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [8].
Neolithic to Bronze Age flake and bifacial core.
1 Late Iron Age coin.
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT BOILER (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 30 BC to 10 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 75 AD)
  • SPATULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MILLSTONE (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1154 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1165 AD to 1168 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1180 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1281 AD to 1295 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1650 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 3 2021 11:28AM

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