NHER 61636 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 2005 recorded scatters of what were identified by the finder as Iron Age, Late Saxon/medieval and medieval pottery sherds. Scatters of potentially prehistoric burnt flint were also observed. Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2018 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coin and a medieval/post-medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NW
Civil Parish GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

27 July 2005. Fieldwalking.
Found at finder's Site 1:
108 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds.
2 undated lava quern fragments and 1 animal bone fragment.

Found at finder's Site 2:
?Prehistoric burnt flints.
8 Iron Age pottery sherds.

Found at finder's Site 3:
?Prehistoric burnt flint scatter.
2 Iron Age pottery sherds.

Identified at finder's Site 4:
Small medieval pottery scatter.

Scattered finds from across the area examined included:
?Prehistoric burnt flints.
12 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint tools and flakes.

Objects identified by finder, see notes and sketch map in file [1]. Unfortunately, although the four sites are marked on the map, it does not identify which is which.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 September 2016.

December 2017-May 2018. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin and 3 pottery sherds.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 October 2018.

May-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 72 AD to 73 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 9 2020 4:17PM

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