NHER 56327 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2011 and 2025 recovered a Late Prehistoric retouched flint flake or scraper; Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery sherds; a Roman coin and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman knife handle; Early Saxon brooch fragments and a lead die stamp or matrix; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; a medieval probable buckle fragment, furniture fitting, lead badge or brooch fragment and silver finger ring and a post-medieval buckle and coin weight.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19SE
Civil Parish	FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Late Prehistoric retouched flint flake.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherds and a mount or binding from furniture.
Post-medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 17 October 2011.

March 2019. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JBu13. [1].
Medieval silver finger ring with hexagonal bezel.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2019 T305), and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 27 January 2022.

2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JBu13. [2].
Early Saxon brooch fragment and a lead die stamp or matrix (for the production of repoussé relief decoration on sheet metal) (S1).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 January 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023.

August-September 2025. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JBu13. [3].
Roman knife handle.
2 Early Saxon brooch fragments.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Late Saxon disc brooch and stirrup terminal.
Medieval openwork probable buckle fragment and lead badge or brooch fragment.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 February 2026 and 18 February 2026.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF101752 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2022. Drawing of an Early Saxon die stamp. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (19)

RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 222 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 650 AD)
DIE STAMP (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 550 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 730 AD to 1100 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
FURNITURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1225 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
BROOCH / BADGE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 11:14PM