NHER 44035 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead and Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post medieval objects

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2005 and 2013 recovered Roman, Middle Saxon and medieval coins and a range of other metal objects, including an Early Bronze Age flat axehead; a Roman brooch and harness pendant; a medieval harness mount and hooked tag and a post-medieval strap fitting and sword belt fitting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG03SE
Civil Parish	EDGEFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before 22 December 2005. Metal detecting. [1].
One Middle Saxon and two medieval coins.
Roman and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 January 2006.

Before 16 March 2006. Metal detecting. Site extended.
Two Roman and one medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2006.

Before 3 May 2006. Metal detecting.
Butt end of an Early Bronze Age flat axe (S1).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 July 2006.

Before 10 June 2009. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin. No further details are available.
See [2].
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 August 2009.

January-March 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins, harness mount and hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2013.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75319 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of the butt end of an Early Bronze Age flat axe.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (14)

FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1225 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 26 2025 8:05AM