NHER 51849 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2008 recovered part of an Early Saxon brooch.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG23SW
Civil Parish	SUFFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

August - September 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 Early Saxon gilt disc mount from bow of Great Square-headed brooch (S1).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 October 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 15 May 2014.

IND30042025JG1 - PAS details awaited. [1].
Finds exclusively from south-west corner of field (Context 1), indicating possible position of Early Saxon cemetery - see finder's map (S2).
Extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 2 May 2025 and 22 January 2026.

IND11032026JG1 - PAS details awaited. [3].
Finds again from south-west corner of field.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 March 2026.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF74999 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a gilt disc mount from the bow of a great square headed brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map. IND30042025JG1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (10)

BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 4 2026 2:18PM