NHER 60252 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2025 recovered Iron Age and Roman pottery sherds; a Roman tile fragment; a medieval/post-medieval pottery spindle whorl; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Late Iron Age/Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches, a spoon, copper alloy pin, copper alloy weight and lead steelyard weights; Roman/Early Saxon tweezers; a Late Saxon strap end; a medieval buckle, casket key, leash swivel, book clasp and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment, copper alloy staple and lead weight and a post-medieval clapper bell and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
5 Roman coins, a brooch and lead steelyard weight.
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval Raeren stoneware pottery spindle whorl and copper alloy staple.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undated copper alloy casting waste.
14 Roman coins, 3 pottery sherds, 1 tile fragment, a brooch and lead steelyard weight.
1 medieval coin, a buckle, casket key and lead pot mend.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field [3].
3 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS:
Medieval/post-medieval conical lead weight.
Post-medieval clapper bell.
H. Mellor (HES), 20 September 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017.

August 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019.

November 2018-January 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
4 Roman coins and 2 pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019.

April 2020-January 2023. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman Colchester-derivative Harlow brooch and copper alloy pin.
Medieval leash swivel.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2024.

October-November 2022. Metal-detecting. [7].
6 Roman coins.
Roman/Early Saxon tweezers.
Medieval book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2024, 4 February 2024 and 9 February 2024.

August 2023. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024.

October 2023. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024.

March 2025. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 Roman coins, a plate brooch, spoon and copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2026.

May 2025. Metal-detecting. [9].
Late Saxon Anglo Scandinavian strap end.

All found within 10m radius at [10]:
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
3 Roman pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 August 2025 and 31 August 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 25 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 175 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 410 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 410 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 80 AD to 250 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 99 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman to Early Saxon - 100 AD to 600 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 103 AD to 117 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 118 AD to 118 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 125 AD to 138 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 174 AD to 176 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 231 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 318 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 314 AD to 317 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 347 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 351 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 355 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 355 AD to 361 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 360 AD to 363 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 374 AD to 377 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 388 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 393 AD to 395 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1300 AD)
  • LEASH (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STAPLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1280 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1292 AD to 1296 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD to 1537 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 19 2026 8:53PM

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