NHER 53837 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, post-medieval and undatable finds at 'Church Field'

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Summary

A fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey at this location in 2002/2003 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including scrapers, flakes and a blade; post-medieval ceramic building material; undatable iron slag and a number of metal objects, including a possible post-medieval button. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2017 and 2023 recovered a post-medieval coin, a medieval rotary key and a post-medieval finger ring. The field is marked as 'Church Field' on the tithe map, which could indicate a church once stood in this location or that the field belonged to a church.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG02SW
Civil Parish BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

November 2002-January 2003. Geophysical and fieldwalking survey. Bacton to King's Lynn pipeline plot 150.
A large discrete anomaly was detected by the geophysical survey but the origin or nature of this feature is not known. Fieldwalking recovered worked flint including four scrapers, one blade and seven flakes. Three fragments of post-medieval ceramic building material and pieces of slag were also found. The metal detecting survey located five fragments of metal including a possible post-medieval button (S1). The name 'Church Field' on the tithe map could indicate that a church one stood in this location or that the field belonged to the church (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 10 February 2010.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval rotary key.
Post-medieval signet ring.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field.
A. Beckham (HES), 23 February 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

April 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: [Unknown]. 2003. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, Fieldwalking, Metal Detecting and Geophysical Survey. Network Archaeology. 184.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2002. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Network Archaeology. 179. p 75.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SLAG (Unknown date)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUILDING MATERIAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1584 AD)
  • FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2026 12:09AM

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