NHER 60179 (Find Spot record) - Roman to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2016 recovered medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Middle/Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; a Late Iron Age/Roman toggle; a Roman lead steelyard weight; a Roman to post-medieval lead weight; medieval buckles, a brooch, button and harness pendant and a medieval/post-medieval lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM08SE
Civil Parish BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

July-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

November 2014-February 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended 72m to the north-east. [2].
Medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

February-March 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended 332m to the west. [3].
Roman steelyard weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2015.

January 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [5].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2016.

February 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman to post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2016.

February 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2016.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 300m to the north. [4].
Medieval brooch and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

October 2019-February 2020. Metal-detecting. [6].
Middle/Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment.
Late Iron Age/Roman toggle.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021 and 10 September 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1300 BC to 701 BC)
  • TOGGLE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 50 BC to 100 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman to 17th Century - 43 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1470 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 22 2023 11:15AM

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