NHER 59696 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2024 recovered Neolithic to Bronge Age worked flints, including a Neolithic core and Neolithic/Bronze Age flakes; Roman and medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds and a range of other, Late Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated copper alloy unidentified object; a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead; Roman brooches and a seal box; Late Saxon strap ends, a strirrup-strap mount, sword guard fragment and probable furniture mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including post-medieval silver hooked tags); medieval thimbles, a harness mount, possible portable furniture or mazer (vessel) mount, scabbard chape, ewer fragment and copper alloy stud; a medieval/post-medieval writing lead, lead spindle whorls and lead weights and post-medieval crotal bells, a knife end cap, toy cannon, copper alloy and lead weights, lead powder flask cap, lead cloth seal and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19NW
Civil Parish WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

September 2013. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B. [1].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead (S1).
Late Saxon strap end and sword guard fragment.
Medieval buckle and bar mount.
Post-medieval hooked strap fitting, knife end cap and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

August-October 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B. [2].
Roman plate brooch and seal box lid.
Late Saxon openwork strap end, stirrup-strap mount and probable furniture mount.
Medieval buckle, harness mount, thimble, handle and double-acorn thumb grip from ewer and copper alloy stud.
Medieval/post-medieval writing lead.
Post-medieval hooked tags (including a silver example), crotal bell, toy cannon, copper alloy and lead weights and lead powder flask cap.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver dress hook was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2015 T888), and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

March 2013-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Neolithic flint core.
7 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
3 Roman pottery sherds.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, lead spindle whorls and lead weights .
2 post-medieval pottery sherds and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B. [4].
Roman brooches.
Late Saxon stirrup strap mount (S2).
Medieval buckles, a bar mount, strap end, scabbard chape, thimble and mount depicting an eagle (possibly from portable furniture or mazer).
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval harness mounts, buckles, a crotal bell and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024 and 13 May 2024.

2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B. [5].
Undated copper alloy unidentified object.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 January 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023.

August 2022. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B. [6].
Post-medieval gilded silver hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 17 October 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

October 2024. Metal-detecting. [7].
3 medieval coins.
Post-medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025 and 8 August 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of incomplete Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SEAL BOX (Roman - 50 AD to 125 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • SWORD (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1135 AD to 1145 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1207 AD to 1210 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1250 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1650 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1560 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 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)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1694 AD to 1702 AD)
  • TOY (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (18th Century - 1702 AD to 1714 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2026 1:57AM

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