NHER 43960 (Find Spot record) - Undated, medieval and post medieval finds from the garden of Thistle Dew, Hubbard's Drove
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
From garden:
Gold finger ring, ?male, resembling curtain ring.
Bronze dress ring probably 19th century.
Moulded block of freestone, possibly door frame segment, perhaps from Modney Priory or church - late medieval style. Site visited and objects identified by E.M. James (KLM), 1 August 1984.
Downham police informed of gold. Correspondance at KLM.
E.M. James (KLM), 1 August 1984.
1991. Found in back garden:
Two carved stones of oolitic limestone. One is building material, the other possibly part of an archway/window/arcading with recess for glass?
Information from [1].
L. Brewster (KLM), October 1991.
Note however the proximity of this spot to the moated sites to northeast. Could the stonework have come from a building here?
E. Rose (NLA), 3 May 1996.
See NHER 43960 for house.
J. Allen (NLA), 6 March 2006.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- FINGER RING (Undated)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2021 8:02AM