NHER 61273 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2020 recovered Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a Roman to medieval lava quern fragment; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, and post-medieval coins and a range of other, Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal objects include a fragment of a Middle/Late Bronze Age bladed implement; a Late Iron Age/Roman terret; a Roman zoomorphic brooch and terret; an Early Saxon brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon strap-end; a Late Saxon disc brooch and Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy horse harness fitting and bird brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval Anglo-Scandinvian stirrup terminal; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a dagger pommel, harness pendant, padlock, suspension unit/holder for lamp or censer and lead alloy spindle whorl; medieval/post-medieval spindle whorls, lead weights, purses, a stylus, thimble and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval stud, possible sword belt attachment hook and pastry jigger.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09SE
Civil Parish	OLD BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2013-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 lumps of undated casting waste.
Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy blade fragment (S1).
Late Iron Age/Roman terret (S2).
2 Roman coins.
Roman to medieval lava quern fragment.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Late Saxon/medieval horse harness fitting.
1 medieval coin, 2 pottery sherds, a buckle, barrel padlock and brooch
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, buckles, lead spindle whorls, a thimble, purse frame, purse bar, lead writing stylus and lead weight.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, a buckle, pipe tamper and stud.
Information from PAS import.
See illustrations (S1) and
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024 and 23 February 2025.

August-October 2017. Systematic metal-detecting survey. [2].
ENF142523 - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 18 August 2017.

June 2017-January 2020. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and a zoomorphic brooch in the form of a duck (S3).
Early Saxon Cruciform brooch fragment.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap-end.
1 Late Saxon coin, a disc brooch and Anglo-Scandinavian bird brooch.
Late Saxon/medieval Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup terminal.
3 medieval coins, a brooch, harness pendant and lead alloy spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
4 post-medieval coins, 1 token, a buckle and possible sword-belt attachment hook.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 March 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.

August 2017. Metal-detecting Survey. [3].
Systematic survey by Norfolk Heritage Recovery Group.
Roman strap-mounted and skirted terret.
3 medieval coins, dagger pommel and suspension unit/holder for lamp or censer.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle and pastry jigger.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024 and 26 January 2025.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF102320 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Bronze Age blade fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF100137 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Iron Age/Roman terret. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF100859 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2020. Drawing of a Roman zoomorphic brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (11)

Object Types (61)

BLADE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 800 BC)
HARNESS FITTING (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 300 BC to 200 AD)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
QUERN (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Roman - 64 AD to 68 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 750 AD to 1100 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1150 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon to 18th Century - 1000 AD to 1750 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 1029 AD to 1036 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1850 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
PADLOCK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
STYLUS (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1230 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1210 AD to 1213 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
DAGGER (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1281 AD to 1289 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
LAMP HANGER (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1500 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1501 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1560 AD to 1675 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1592 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1567 AD to 1567 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1580 AD to 1700 AD)
PASTRY CUTTER (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
STUD (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1750 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
PIPE TAMPER (17th Century to 19th Century - 1650 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

May 26 2025 7:47PM