NHER 60407 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2014 and 2022 recovered Iron Age, Roman, Early/Middle Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a range of metal objects, including a Roman silver finger ring; Early Saxon brooch fragments, mounts, a buckle, four-way strap junction, miniature tweezers and copper alloy unidentified object; Early/Middle Saxon buckles; a Middle/Late Saxon pin; a medieval gold finger ring; a medieval/post-medieval silver button and a post-medieval silver thimble.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73NE
Civil Parish DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

2014-2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon cruciform brooch and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2025 and 18 February 2026.

September 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
4 Iron Age pottery sherds.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 Early/Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
2 Middle Saxon pottery sherds.
4 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
15 medieval pottery sherds.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

March 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Post-medieval silver thimble.
Information from PAS import.
This silver thimble was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2015 T538) and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

November 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval gilded silver button.
Information from PAS import.
This silver button was disclaimed as Treaure (Ref: 2018 T35) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

September 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman silver finger ring terminal fragment in the form of a snake.
Information from PAS import.
This silver finger ring fragment was disclaimed as Treaure (Ref: 2018 T626) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

January-August 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
8 Early Saxon brooch fragment, 2 mounts, a four-way strap junction, incomplete set of miniature tweezers and probable harness mount.
2 Early/Middle Saxon buckles.
Middle/Late Saxon pin.
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
The Early Saxon tweezers were initially identified as Middle Saxon and the medieval buckle as Late Saxon.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025 and 3 July 2025.

September 2022. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval gold bezel from finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
This gold finger ring was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2025 T68).
P. Watkins (HES), 31 August 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 800 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 570 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 570 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 550 AD to 700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Early Saxon - 550 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 600 AD to 750 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 18th Century - 1450 AD to 1750 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 9:58PM

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