NHER 61359 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2016 recovered Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval to post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; a Late Saxon/medieval strap fitting; Late Saxon to post-medieval lead weights and a spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including an unusual medieval shield-shaped strap end); medieval pot mends, thimbles, a mount and pendent loop fragments from one or more purse frames; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a copper alloy ring and padlock case and a post-medieval cloth seal, crotal bell, clapper bell and candle snuffer fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish KEMPSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March-June 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman brooches.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Late Saxon/medieval strap fitting.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl and lead weights.
7 medieval coins, 1 jetton, 4 pottery sherds, buckles, an unusual shield-shaped strap end (S1), another strap end, bar mount, belt mount, button, mount, thimble and lead pot mends.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd, copper alloy vessel fragments and an iron padlock case.
Post-medieval buckle, button, crotal bell, clapper bell and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
See also (S2) and (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
6 medieval coins, 1 jetton, 1 pottery sherd, strap loops, pendent loop fragments from one or more purse frames, a buckle, strap end, thimble, strap mount and lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles.
1 post-medieval jetton, a buckle and candle snuffer fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

September-November 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, a buckle and strap end.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin, copper alloy vessel fragments and a copper alloy ring.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a medieval strap-end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: 2016. Collection of maps for sites metal-detected by [1] between October 2014 and August 2016. Litcham 1.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: 2016. List of Finds recovered by [1] between May and June 2016. Litcham 1.
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 700 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1222 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1242 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1300 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (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)
  • VESSEL (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)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1303 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1327 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1500 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1461 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CANDLE SNUFFER (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BELL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 27 2023 5:15PM

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