NHER 59850 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and Late Saxon to medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 2013 and 2014 recovered Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and Late Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper; Roman pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins and a number of other, Roman and Late Saxon to medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman copper alloy finger rings, a lock-pin, bell, bracelet fragment and the base from a seal box; a ?Late Saxon possible strap fitting and a medieval bar mount and strap end.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish BRINTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 45).
Finds recovered at this location included:
1 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint 'horseshoe' scraper.
1 Late Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper.
4 Roman pottery sherds.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2023.

February-June 2014. Metal-detecting.
Finds recorded on the PAS database [1]:
Roman copper alloy finger rings, a lock-pin, bell, bracelet fragment and the base from a seal box.
?Late Saxon ?strap fitting.
Medieval bar mount and strap end.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS database:
19 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 September 2014. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 20 March 2023.

This record was extended to the whole field in August 2023, following the addition of the 2013/2014 finds. The previous extent is recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Evershed, R. and Pringle, I. 2015. Archaeological Non-intrusive Survey Report: Geophysical Survey by Magnetometry, Fieldwalking and Metal Detecting for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Electrical Connection, Norfolk. Allen Archaeology Ltd. AAL 2014060.
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 250 AD)
  • LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SEAL BOX (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 15 2023 11:30PM

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