NHER 58980 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2018 recovered prehistoric flint flakes; Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery sherds; a medieval coin and a number of other, Middle/Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Middle/Late Saxon strapend; a medieval ewer leg, harness mount and harness hook; post-medieval crotal bells, harness mounts, spur fragments, buckles, a button, and a knife handle fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SE
Civil Parish HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October-November 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval crotal bell and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 December 2013.

December 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap end.
Post-medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval pottery sherds.
Post-medieval spur fragments.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Prehistoric flint flake.
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
3 Roman pottery sherds.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

November 2016-December 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
3 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
3 medieval coins, 5 pottery sherds and a harness hook.
Post-medieval buckles and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Medieval copper alloy leg of a tripod ewer.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018.

January-February 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval harness mount.
Post-medieval knife handle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 March 2020.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 800 AD to 1075 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1204 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1425 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1430 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1467 AD to 1477 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • SPUR (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1650 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2023 11:38AM

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