NHER 60960 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2016 and 2025 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins and jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Early/Middle Saxon tweezers; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell, copper alloy ring, copper alloy probable vessel repair rivet and lead weights and a post-medieval sword-belt fitting, harness mount, bridle boss, crotal bell, copper alloy vessel fragment, unidentified copper alloy object and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF71SW
Civil Parish	PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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November-December 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Post-medieval bridle boss.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

June-July 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
1 medieval jetton.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval buckle, crotal bell and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivet.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Post-medieval crotal bell and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

March 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

October-November 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

December 2017-January 2018. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin and a copper alloy pendent leaf from sword belt.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

November 2018- November 2019. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2020.

February-March 2019. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [10].
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval rumbler bell.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.

March 2022. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 post-medieval coin and an unidentified copper alloy object.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 December 2023.

October 2022-January 2023. Metal-detecting. [12].
Post-medieval probable strap slide.
Information from PAS import.
This was intially recorded as an unidentified object, but was identified as a strap slide after a second fragment of the same object was found.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2024.

January-May 2024. Metal-detecting. [13].
Early/Middle Saxon tweezers.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

July 2024. Metal-detecting. [14].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2025.

May 2025. Metal-detecting. [15].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 31 August 2025.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (32)

TWEEZERS (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 700 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
RING (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1333 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1282 AD to 1289 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1373 AD to 1415 AD)
BELL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1571 AD to 1571 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
BRIDLE BIT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1651 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1634 AD to 1636 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1652 AD to 1652 AD)
FINGER RING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1675 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 16 2026 2:59AM