NHER 61257 (Find Spot record) - Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2016 and 2020 recovered Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a number of metal objects, including a Middle/Late Saxon silver hooked tag; a Late Saxon buckle and lead alloy disc brooches; medieval dress accessories (including a silver brooch), harness pendants, a mount, chatelaine or belt hook and copper alloy seal matrix and a post-medieval furniture backplate, silver dress hook and silver cufflink.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

See [1].

Before March 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle and chatelaine or belt hook used to suspend useful household tools.
Post-medieval furniture backplate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

September 2019. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field PFN. [3].
Middle/Late Saxon silver hooked tag
Information from PAS import.
This silver object was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2019 T1228) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 27 January 2022.

2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field PFN. [4].
2 Early Saxon pottery sherds.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd, a buckle and lead alloy disc brooches.
3 medieval pottery sherds, buckles, harness pendants, an annular brooch, strap end, strap mount, mount, copper alloy seal matrix and silver annular brooch.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, a buckle, silver cufflink and silver dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver brooch, post-medieval silver cufflink and post-medieval silver dress hook were all disclaimed as Treasure (Refs 2020 T963, 2020 T962 and 2020 T305 respectively) and returned to their finders.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 January 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 4 September 2023, 14 October 2023 and 16 December 2023.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Early Saxon - 430 AD to 650 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 800 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CHATELAINE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CUFF LINK (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1670 AD to 1800 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jan 5 2024 8:48PM

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