NHER 51558 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period findspot

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 2008 and 2023 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and Late Prehistoric worked flints; Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds; a medieval ceramic roof tile; an undated lava quern fragment; medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a number of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch; a medieval horse-harness suspension mount, furniture mount, purse frame fragment and lead weights and a post-medieval buckle, belt or harness mount and lead weights.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG41SW
Civil Parish	STOKESBY WITH HERRINGBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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March-April 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 undated lava quern fragment.
1 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint thumbnail scraper.
2 Late Prehistoric flint flakes.
15 Roman pottery sherds.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval pottery sherds, 1 roof tile, a horse harness suspension mount, furniture mount and lead weights.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds, a buckle, belt or harness mount and lead weights.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 May 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024.

October-November 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman headstud brooch.
1 medieval coin and suspension unit from purse frame.
2 post-medieval coins and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024 to 9 February 2026.

NMD072025 - PAS details awaited. [2].
Finder's 'Bottom Field'.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 July 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (20)

FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
QUERN (Unknown date)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 200 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1625 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1656 AD to 1656 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2026 12:09PM