NHER 58398 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic/Bronze Age and Middle/Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2024 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake; Late Saxon and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including undatable (but ancient) copper alloy casting waste; a Middle/Late Saxon strap end; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; a medieval scabbard chape and lead weight and a post-medieval crotal bell and coin weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG31SE
Civil Parish SOUTH WALSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

February-March 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 post-medieval coin and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2013.

October 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap end.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
Undated, although likely ancient copper alloy casting jet.
Medieval lead weight.
Site extended to whole field, previous extent recorded as Context 1.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

January 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval scabbard chape.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.

May-June 2022. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023.

January 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Late Saxon coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

March 2024. Metal-detecting. [7].
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

October 2024. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1500 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1000 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 997 AD to 1003 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CROTAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1642 AD to 1650 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2025 4:00AM

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