NHER 51571 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2006 and 2017 recovered Mesolithic and undatable Late Prehistoric worked flints; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and medieval/post-medieval jettons and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch; medieval dress accessories; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and post-medieval dress accessories, crotal bell and knife handle.

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Map sheet	TG11NW
Civil Parish	ALDERFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August 2006. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 5.
1 Roman coin and 1 brooch.
17 medieval coins, 1 jetton, 1 brooch, 1 buckle, 2 strap ends and 1 belt mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton and 1 copper alloy vessel leg.
6 post-medieval coins, 3 buckles, 2 belt mounts, 1 vessel handle and 1 knife chape.
See descriptions in file (S1), and (S2).
E. Bales (NLA), 6 June 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

October-November 2011. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 5.
2 Mesolithic small flint blades.
5 undatable Late Prehistoric flint flakes.
1 post-medieval crotal bell and ?vessel handle.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM) and other objects by S. Ashley (HES). See list and descriptions in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 7 December 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF70387 *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Finds Identification Database.
<S2> SNF70386 *Digital Archive: Riddler, I.. 2006. Discovery Tours 2006 Digital Finds Image File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (21)

BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1109 AD to 1126 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2026 7:43PM