NHER 53839 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 2002 and 2018 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including a scraper and flakes; undatable burnt flints; post-medieval pottery, ceramic building material and a glass jar; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, post-medieval tokens and a number of other, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal artefacts. These metal finds include a Roman hair pin; a Late Saxon strap end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval/post-medieval silver probable dress fastener); a medieval bell, scabbard chape, key and lead weight; medieval/post-medieval lead weights and lead spindle whorls; post-medieval spurs, sword belt fittings, an 18th-century statuette of the Roman goddess Minerva and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG02NE
Civil Parish	WOOD DALLING, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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November 2002 - January 2003. Metal detecting and fieldwalking survey. Bacton to King's Lynn pipeline plot 117.
The metal detecting survey recovered a number of metal objects including an 18th century statuette of the Roman goddess Minerva. The fieldwalking survey also recovered a flint scraper, seven flint flakes, three burnt flints, four sherds of post-medieval pottery, a piece of post-medieval glass jar and 21 fragments of post-medieval ceramic building material. Three former field boundaries shown on the 1885 ordnance survey map were not corroborated by the field survey.
See (S1).
S. Howard (NLA), 10 February 2010.

April 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval/post-medieval silver probable dress fastener.
Information from PAS import.
This silver probable dress fastener was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T364).
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

6 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [2].
Roman copper alloy hair pin.
Medieval gilded copper alloy bell.
Medieval/post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Post-medieval sword belt fittings.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 24 April 2018.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
4 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights and a buckle.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Post-medieval spurs and a lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [5].
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon strap end.
4 medieval coins and a lead weight.
3 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
Site extended to the whole field.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 April 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [6].
Medieval scabbard chape.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 24 April 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [7].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 token (farthing token of the Salutation Tavern, London).
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
H. Mellor (HES), 16 May 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [8].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
H. Mellor (HES), 11 June 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [9].
2 medieval coins and a key fragment.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 15 June 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2018.

6-8 April 2018. Metal-detecting Rally. [10].
Medieval spur rowel.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
See rally distribution map and notes (S2).
H. Mellor (HES), 16 August 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF65233 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> SNF99703 Unpublished Document: Beckerleg, J.. 2018. Distribution map and notes for Wood Dalling Rally, April 2018.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (45)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 170 AD to 171 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1066 AD to 1700 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1216 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1296 AD to 1300 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1305 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
SPUR (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1467 AD to 1468 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
BUILDING MATERIAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JAR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1582 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1591 AD to 1594 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1603 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1672 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1669 AD)
FIGURINE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2025 10:23AM