NHER 52586 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2008 and 2020 recovered Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins and Iron Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal objects include an Iron Age brooch; a Roman brooch, strap end and silver harness pendant; Early Saxon brooches and a mount; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; a Late Saxon buckle; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness pendant, harness mount, probable mount from Limoges enamelled crucifix, lead seal matrix and iron horseshoe; a medieval/post-medieval book clasp, scabbard chape, copper alloy ring and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval harness mount, rowel spur, book clasp and thimble.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81SE
Civil Parish LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

October-November 2008. Metal-detecting.
Four Roman, one Late Saxon and one post-medieval coin, Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/ post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects, post-medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 December 2008.

October-November 2009. Metal-detecting.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval sherds, four medieval and one post-medieval coin, Iron Age brooch, medieval harness pendant, horseshoe, buckles and a pot mend, medieval/ post-medieval vessels and ring, post-medieval buckle, writing lead and an undatable finger ring.
See list in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 9 November 2009.

December 2009-January 2010. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman and four medieval coins, Roman brooch, medieval furniture fitting, buckle, medieval/post-medieval spoon and a post-medieval buckle frame.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 8 February 2010.

April-May 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age notched flint flake, 1 retouched flake and 1 flake.
Roman strap end.
Early Saxon brooch and mount (S1).
Late Saxon buckle.
6 medieval coins, a harness mount, strap loop, sheet plate from buckle or strap clasp, mount (probably from the foot of a Limoges enamelled crucifix), copper alloy rivet and lead seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape, copper alloy ring and copper alloy vessel rim.
1 post-medieval coin, buckles, a dress hook and book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2013.

March 2020. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and silver harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
The Roman silver harness pendant was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2021 T370).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023, 12 September 2023 and 18 November 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Fragment of a copper alloy possible Early Saxon brooch or mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • ASSEMBLAGE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
  • NOTCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Unknown date)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • STRAP END (Roman - 175 AD to 300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HORSESHOE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPOON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1240 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1216 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1203 AD to 1216 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1207 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1251 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1572 AD to 1572 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1582 AD to 1583 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 5:55PM

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