NHER 60427 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2015 recovered a medieval coin as well as Middle Bronze Age, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment, an Early Saxon brooch; a medieval lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval spur fragment, 'paper-clip' rivet and a copper alloy vessel foot fragment and a post-medieval harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF92SW
Civil Parish HORNINGTOFT, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish COLKIRK, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September 2012-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment (S1).
Early Saxon brooch.
1 medieval coin and a lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval spur fragment, 'paper-clip' rivet and a copper alloy vessel foot fragment.
Post-medieval harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 127).
No finds of archaeological interest were recovered at this location.
See report (S2) for further details.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 August 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age spearhead fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Evershed, R. and Pringle, I. 2015.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.
  • SOCKETED SPEARHEAD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2023 10:09PM

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