NHER 59755 (Find Spot record) - Roman, Late Saxon, Medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2025 recovered medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman brooch; a Late Saxon strap end and looped fitting of uncertain function; Late Saxon/medieval stirrup terminals and hooked tag; medieval buckles, a strap end and strap distributor and a post-medieval mount and tap.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG00NE
Civil Parish	BARNHAM BROOM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January-February 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin and buckles.
3 post-medieval coins and a mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

November 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

November 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
7 medieval coins.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018.

November 2018. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [4].
Roman plate brooch.
Late Saxon looped fitting comprising a bird or wyvern-like creature .
Medieval strap-end.
Information from PAS import.
H. Hamilton (HES), 6 December 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 4 February 2019.

April-May 2025. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Saxon strap end.
Late Saxon/medieval hooked tag, zoomorphic stirrup terminal (S1) and zoomorphic stirrup terminal fragment.
Medieval buckle and three-way strap distributor.
Post-medieval tap.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2026 and 14 February 2026.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S1> SNF103161 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2025. Drawing of a Late Saxon/medieval zoomorphic stirrup terminal. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (27)

BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 350 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
MOUNT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1050 AD to 1100 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1222 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1242 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1272 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1302 AD to 1314 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1483 AD to 1485 AD)
COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1494 AD to 1501 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1532 AD to 1542 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1547 AD to 1551 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1558 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1575 AD to 1575 AD)
MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
TAP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1605 AD to 1605 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2026 9:44PM