NHER 59762 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age, Roman and Middle/Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2025 recovered Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman imbrex and flue tile fragments; Roman and medieval coins and a range of other, Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a possible Bronze Age knife or dagger blade fragment; Middle/Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead and socketed axehead fragments; a Middle Iron Age brooch; a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches, a finger ring, phallic pendant and copper alloy hairpin; a Middle/Late Saxon buckle and hooked tag; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness mount, casket key, cauldron handle loop and lead spindle whorl; a post-medieval mount and mount or strap fitting and a late post-medieval/modern seed drill scoop.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81SW
Civil Parish SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

February-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Middle/Late Saxon buckle.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin, 5 pottery sherds and a harness mount.
Post-medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

April 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
5 Roman coins, a brooch, mount moulded in the form of a ?winged human bust and a copper alloy hair pin.
4 medieval coins, a buckle, strap end, casket key and cauldron handle loop.
Post-medieval dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023 and 14 October 2023.

October 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval lead spindle whorl.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

August-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 Roman coins and and a gold finger ring.
1 post-medieval coin and a strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
The Roman gold finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2018 T623) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 August 2022.

November 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Middle Iron Age brooch.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020 and 10 June 2021.

March 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
Found in vicinity of [6]:
Post-medieval/modern seed drill scoop.
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded under NHER 64607.
P. Watkins (HES), 27 August 2022.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [7].
6 Roman coins, 3 pottery sherds, 1 imbrex fragment, 1 flue tile fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

October 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
Probably from this field [8]:
Middle/Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead fragment.
Iron Age/Roman brooch.
5 Roman coins.
3 medieval coins and buckle.
Information from PAS imports.
Some objects previously recorded under NHER 64607.
P. Watkins (HES), 27 August 2022.

February 2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

October-November 2022. Metal-detecting. [5].
?Bronze Age copper alloy knife or dagger blade fragment.
Middle/Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment.
Roman phallic pendant.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Medieval buckle and strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 February 2024 and 9 February 2024.

May 2023. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins and an enamelled 'horse and rider' plate brooch.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2024.

October 2023. Metal-detecting. [5].
2 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024.

October 2024. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and a strap fitting.
Post-medieval mount or strap fitting
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025 and 3 August 2025.

Before 21 March 2025. Metal-detecting. [5].
3 medieval coins and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • KNIFE (Beaker to Late Bronze Age - 2000 BC to 801 BC)
  • SOCKETED SPEARHEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 801 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1200 BC to 801 BC)
  • BROOCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 250 BC to 100 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 10 AD to 55 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 54 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 121 AD to 122 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 147 AD to 175 AD)
  • PENDANT (Roman - 150 AD to 300 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 235 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 250 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 302 AD to 303 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 318 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 319 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 323 AD to 323 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 324 AD to 326 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 340 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 343 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 375 AD to 378 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1135 AD to 1140 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1248 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1287 AD to 1289 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1299 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1317 AD to 1320 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1361 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1399 AD to 1412 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1625 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1567 AD to 1625 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • MOUNT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)
  • DRILL (18th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1960 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2026 11:52PM

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