NHER 53106 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic/Bronze Age and medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2016 recovered prehistoric worked flint, including a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint knife; medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon bridle cheek-piece; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval pot mend, sword scabbard chape, thimble and spindle whorl; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and weights and a post-medieval harness stud, harness mount, crotal bell, copper alloy weight and cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22NW
Civil Parish AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

August-September 2009. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coin and spindle whorl, and post-medieval cloth seal.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 October 2009.

October-November 2009. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 December 2009.

December 2009-January 2010. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval buckle frame and button.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 27 January 2010.

October-November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval pot mend and post-medieval harness stud.
See list in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 13 December 2010.

February-March 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects, and 2 post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 April 2011.

January-December 2013. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [1].
1 medieval coin and a buckle frame.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.

December 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint knife.
Post-medieval buckle and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flake and retouched flake.
1 medieval pottery sherd and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015.

March-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Saxon bridle cheek-piece.
1 medieval pottery sherd and a thimble.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel foot.
1 post-medieval coin and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 June 2015.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval strap-end.
Post-medieval copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

NHRG092025 – PAS details awaited. [6].
Finder's 'Holman Field Mucklands'.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 September 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • KNIFE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1222 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1615 AD to 1616 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2025 12:32PM

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