NHER 54157 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2010 and 2023 recovered Neolithic/Bronze Age worked flints; undated copper alloy metal-working debris; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; a Late Saxon lead disc brooch; medieval buckles, horse-harness pendants, a thimble, copper alloy seal matrix and copper alloy unidentified object; a medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape and writing lead and a post-medieval hooked tag and end stop from scale-tang knife.

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Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May-June 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval spur buckle, gilt horse harness pendant and fragment of another horse harness pendant.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 7 July 2010.

March 2020- October 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 31 October 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 21 January 2024.

October 2020-January 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin, a thimble, copper alloy seal matrix and copper alloy unidentified object.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape.
1 post-medieval coin, hooked tag and end stop from scale-tang knife.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 19 December 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 4 February 2024, 9 February 2024, 10 February 2024 and and 4 March 2024.

October 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon lead disc brooch.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024, 13 October 2024 and 24 April 2025.

October 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper, 1 blade and 1 flake.
Undated lump of copper alloy metal-working debris.
Medieval/post-medieval writing lead.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024 and 13 October 2024.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (21)

BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 154 AD to 155 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1025 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1204 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1485 AD to 1600 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 15 2025 9:59PM