NHER 55982 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 2006 and metal-detecting between 2012 and 2019 recovered an Early Neolithic/Late Bronze Age flake; Roman to Saxon and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman knife or key handle; a Late Saxon/medieval stirrup terminal; medieval buckle plates and a lead pot-mend; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a clapper bell and a finger-ring and a post-medieval buckle, toy musket, toy cannon and a lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG30NE
Civil Parish CANTLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

15 March 2006. Fieldwalking.
A few scattered post-medieval pottery sherds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 March 2006.

October-November 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Neolithic to Bronze Age flint flake.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
Medieval copper alloy buckle plates and a lead pot-mend.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a signet ring and a white-metal clapper bell.
Two post-medieval coin, one jetton, a copper alloy toy musket, lead toy cannon and a lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013.

November-December 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and a knife or key handle.
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup terminal.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle frame.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 50 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1300 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1301 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1587 AD to 1590 AD)
  • TOY (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1640 AD)
  • TOY (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1691 AD to 1691 AD)

Record last edited

Oct 6 2025 3:54PM

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