NHER 54983 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and Roman to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 2010 and 2024 recovered a Neolithic Cornish greenstone axehead; a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scraper; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a Roman tegula fragment; undatable copper alloy casting waste; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a number of other, undated and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds included undated studs; Roman brooches; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval rotary key, iron horseshoe, lead weights and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval purse bar fragment, copper alloy ring and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval clapper bell, sword scabbard chap, copper alloy unidentified object, lead powder measure cap, writing lead and lead window came.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish SCARNING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
Undated disc-headed studs and irregular lumps of copper alloy casting waste.
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
11 medieval pottery sherds, a buckle, strap end, rotary key, lead weights and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel repair and fragments of copper alloy sheet scrap.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, buttons, a belt mount, writing lead and lead window came.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 4 November 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 August 2024.

December 2023-January 2024. [1].
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint side and end scraper.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman coin, 18 pottery sherds, 1 tegula fragment and 2 brooches.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin, 8 pottery sherds, 4 buckles, a pendent loop, iron horseshoe and a lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval purse bar fragment and copper alloy ring.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, 1 token, 3 pottery sherds, 2 buckles, a button, clapper bell, sword scabbard chap and lead powder measure cap.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025TO DO 2023.

January 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Neolithic Cornish greenstone axehead.
3 Roman coins and 2 brooches.
Early Anglo-Saxon Cruciform brooch.
1 post-medieval jetton and a button.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Original extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 January 2024 to 9 February 2026.

August 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
Post-medieval copper alloy unidentified object.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • STUD (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 65 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 163 AD to 169 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 193 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 475 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WASTE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HORSESHOE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SCABBARD (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2026 12:36AM

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