NHER 59727 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 2012-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Undated discoidal pendant.
Neolithic flint biface thinning flake (possibly from axehead manufacture).
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
1 Roman pottery sherd, a finger ring and pendent clapper bell.
?Roman copper alloy unidentified object.
5 Early/Middle Saxon pottery sherds.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
85 Late Saxon pottery sherds, 2 strap ends, a Borre-style disc brooch, buckle, stirrup terminal, stirrup-strap mount, harness cheek-piece and possible bit link.
27 medieval pottery sherds, 10 buckles, 4 strap ends (including an openwork example depicting a lion rampant - see (S3)), 2 strap clasps, 2 strap loops, strap fitting, framed brooch, harness pendant and suspension mount (S4), balance, sword-scabbard chape, drop handle from furniture and copper alloy vessel fitting.
2 post-medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024 and 26 January 2025.
September 2013-September 2014. Fieldwalking. [2].
Possibly Mesolithic flint blade.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
6 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.
Before May 2022. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl (S1).
Early/Middle Iron Age Early brooch of Hull and Hawkes Type 1A.
Late Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
4 Roman brooches, 3 bracelet fragments, a bell and copper alloy biconical bead.
4 Early Saxon brooch fragments.
2 Middle/Late Saxon strap ends.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
Late Saxon/medieval lead strap end (S2).
11 medieval buckles, 6 strap ends, 5 strap mounts, 2 annular brooches, 2 bar mounts, strap loop, strap mount, lace tag, circular mount, shield-shaped mount, probable casket mount, harness or furniture mount, hooked harness fitting, harness pendant, thimble, sewing ring or tailor's thimble, chain link, end cap from scale-tang knife and copper alloy rivet.
Medieval/post-medieval blunt-hooked dress fastener, scabbard mount, purse bar and copper alloy unidentified object.
4 post-medieval buckles, 3 dress hooks, 2 mounts, a candle snuffer, probable shoe heel plate and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 May 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023, 20 November 2023, 12 December 2023 and 16 December 2023.
July-December 2025. Metal-detecting. [4].
INDSB122025AR - PAS details awaited.
Finds not recorded on PAS database:
4 medieval coins.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 December 2025.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF101753 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2022. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF102188 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2023. Drawing of a Late Saxon to medieval lead strap end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF100101 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a medieval strap-end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
- <S4> SNF100133 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of a medieval harness pendant and suspension mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (15)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 651 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (117)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- AXE TRIMMING FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- AWL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 450 BC to 301 BC)
- PENDANT (Unknown date)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 70 AD)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
- POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 150 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 560 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 850 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 720 AD to 1100 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1000 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1150 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 950 AD to 1100 AD)
- BRIDLE FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 975 AD to 1100 AD)
- BUCKLE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- STIRRUP (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)
- STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1050 AD to 1150 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1075 AD to 1200 AD)
- BALANCE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1200 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- RIVET (Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1400 AD?)
- CHAIN (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1400 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1400 AD)
- LACE TAG (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1350 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1400 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUCKLE (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)
- PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- SHOE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1650 AD to 1850 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
- CANDLE SNUFFER (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1690 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2026 7:22PM