NHER 51581 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age, Romano-British, medieval and post medieval finds

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Summary

Metal detecting by Discovery Tours in 2006 recovered a Roman brooch fragment and three Roman coins, medieval and post medieval finds including a harness pendant and dagger/sword pommel, and medieval and post medieval coins.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11NW
Civil Parish	SWANNINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August 2006. Metal-detecting.
Discovery Tours Field 15.
A Roman brooch fragment and three Roman coins, medieval and post medieval finds including a harness pendant, sword/dagger pommel and 2 medieval and 5 post medieval coins.
See lists in file, (S1) and (S2).
The post-medieval pommel was initially identified as a possible Iron Age sword pommel. See revised description by T. Pestell (NCM) in file.
E. Bales (NLA), 12 June 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2016.

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 (4)

Object Types (21)

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)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 14 2017 3:56PM