NHER 50074 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects, coins and pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting in this area between 1987 and 2007 has recovered a range of objects including prehistoric worked flints; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval coins and various other metal objects. These metal finds include an Early Saxon wrist clasp; a Late Saxon bridle cheek-piece; a medieval buckle and lead spindle whorl; a medieval/post-medieval thimble and lead weight; a post-medieval buckle, key and lead cauldron leg and an undatable lump of casting waste.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG33SE
Civil Parish	HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Spring 1987. Stray Find.
Scattered finds along cliff edge, on ploughed field, north of Happisburgh church (area centred [1]; Context 1):
6 prehistoric struck flint flakes.
28 medieval pottery sherds (25 medieval unglazed, 1 late medieval and 2 Langerwehe stoneware). Marked absence of Thetford or anything similar.
3 post-medieval pottery sherds (Glazed Red Earthenware).
Details from member of the public [2].
Compiled by A. Gregory (NAU), September 1987. Information from (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 24004.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2019.

1989. Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting.
1 prehistoric flint flake with slight retouch.
1 Early Saxon odd wrist clasp with gilding, secondary pierced hole, very worn. See polaroid (S2).
Post medieval lead cauldron leg.
Flint identified by J. Wymer (NAU) and other items by S. Margeson (NCM), 1989.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 6 November 1989.
Previously recorded under NHER 24004.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2019.

January 2007. Metal-detecting. ENMD
Prehistoric flint flake.
Roman pottery sherds.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 February 2007.

January 2007. Metal-detecting rally. NMD.
1 medieval coin.
1 undatable lump of casting waste.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2007.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 7 May 2014.

January 2007. Metal-detecting. AHS
Two medieval coins.
Medieval and medieval or post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 March 2007.

January 2007. Metal-detecting rally. ENMD
Post-medieval key.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 March 2007.

January 2007. Metal-detecting. ?NMD
1 Late Saxon bridle cheek-piece fragment (Williams 2007 type 1).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 April 2007.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 7 May 2014.

June 2007. Metal detecting.
4 medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 July 2007.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 24004.
<S2> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (20)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 7 2020 9:40PM