NHER 54018 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

In 2010 a Neolithic flint core and medieval pottery sherds were found at this location. Metal-detecting in 2017 recovered a number of metal objects, including a Roman steelyard weight, furniture nail/stud and possible plate brooch fragment; an Early Saxon girdle hanger; a medieval horse harness pendant, horse harness stud, dagger guard or quillion and strap end; a medieval/post-medieval weight and a post-medieval mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish KEMPSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March 2010. Stray Find.
In south-east corner of field, on surface:
Medieval pottery.
See description in file.
Recorded on PAS database:
Neolithic flint core.
Information from PAS import.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 March 2010 and P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023.

June-July 2017. Metal detecting. [1].
Roman steelyard weight and copper alloy furniture nail/stud.
Medieval horse harness pendant, horse harness stud, dagger guard or quillion and strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval weight.
Post-medieval mount.
Information from PAS imports.
Site extended to the whole field. Former extent recorded as Context 1.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2021.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman possible plate brooch fragment.
Early Saxon girdle hanger.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1372 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 19 2023 2:32PM

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