NHER 56242 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period findspot

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Summary

Neolithic flint scrapers, a knife dating to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age, a Roman coin, a medieval buckle and medieval and post medieval pottery have been found by metal-detecting. Metal-detecting before June 2011 recovered a medieval/post-medieval vessel and chaffing dish, plus a post-medieval bell and toy.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG40SE
Civil Parish	BURGH CASTLE, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full Description

September 1997 to January 2000. Metal detecting.
Neolithic scraper.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age knife.
Roman coin.
Medieval pot mend.
Late medieval/early post medieval 2 vessel fragments.
See list and plan in file.
K. Hinds (NLA) 13 September 2000.

August 2006. Metal detecting.
Neolithic flint scraper and a medieval buckle.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 September 2006.

August/September 2006. Metal detecting.
Three Roman coins and a post medieval spur.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 October 2006.

April 2007. Metal-detecting.
Medieval jetton.
Information from PAS download.
A. Cattermole (HES), 19 February 2013.

March-April 2009. Metal detecting
Iron Age/Roman terret, Roman stud and unidentified object and two medieval coins
See description in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 May 2009

Before June 2011. Metal-detecting.
N. B. some finds may be from HER 23792.
One Roman coin, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects, and two post-medieval tokens.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 5 July 2011.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map. Secondary File for NHER 21158.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF56988 *Verbal Communication: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (17)

KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
HARNESS FITTING (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Nov 20 2019 11:06AM