NHER 51861 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period find scatter

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Summary

Metal detecting on this site between 2008 and 2024 recovered a Neolithic flint end scraper; a notable quantity of Roman pottery; Iron Age, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman ceramic tile fragments (including a flue tile); undatable copper alloy metal-working debris; undatable iron slag; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Roman to medieval/post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman statuette of Mars; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon enamelled strap end, possible strap end fragment and bridle cheek piece; a medieval buckle, barrel padlock, mount or binding strip from casket and lead weight and a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.

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Location

Map sheet	TG40NW
Civil Parish	BEIGHTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August-September 2008. Metal-detecting.
3 undatable scraps of copper alloy ?metal-working waste, a copper alloy casting jet and 2 lead weights.
Neolithic flint end scraper.
1 Roman coin, 51 pottery sherds and statuette of Mars (S1).
Early Saxon equal-armed brooch (S2).
1 medieval coin and 2 pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 October 2008. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 27 July 2025.

October-November 2008. Metal-detecting.
Undatable lump of copper alloy casting waste (with ?tin inclusion) and iron slag fragment.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
4 Roman coins, 45 pottery sherds and 1 ceramic tile fragment.
Late Saxon possible strap end fragment.
2 medieval pottery sherds and a barrel padlock.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval token and 1 pottery sherd.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 January 2009. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 27 July 2025.

January- February 2009. Site extended to whole field.
1 Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 March 2009

December 2008-January 2009. Metal-detecting. (previously recorded under NHER 52678 in error).
3 undatable fragments of copper alloy metal-working waste.
1 Roman coin and 10 pottery sherds.
3 ?Roman pottery sherds.
Late Saxon bridle cheek piece.
3 medieval pottery sherds, a buckle and gilt mount or binding strip from casket.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 February 2009.

February-March 2009. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
Medieval buckle and lead standing weight.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 24 April 2009

March-April 2009. Metal detecting (previously recorded under NHER 52678 in error).
Late Saxon extraordinary, potentially Continental enamelled strap end (S3).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 May 2009.

April- May 2009. Metal detecting.
25 Roman pottery sherds, 1 ceramic flue tile fragment and 1 ceramic tile fragment.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 24 June 2009.

September-November 2024. Metal-detecting. [1].
3 Roman coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF73955 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Collecting bug leads to insect invasion at museum. 15 January.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75227 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Roman statuette of Mars. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF75002 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Saxon equal armed brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF75001 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of an Late Saxon strap end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (33)

SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 125 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 180 AD)
COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 313 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BARREL PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 27 2025 6:28PM