NHER 64012 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2019 and 2023 recovered a Neolithic flint borer; Roman and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including Roman tweezers, a medieval strap end, harness pendant, binding strip from casket, hinge plate from box or light furniture, copper alloy seal matrix and lead weight and a medieval/post-medieval thimble and copper alloy vessel fragment.

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Map sheet	TM09NW
Civil Parish	LITTLE ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval harness pendant
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS imports.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2021 and 9 September 2023.

March 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

January 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval binding strip from casket, hinge plate from box or light furniture and copper alloy seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2024, 13 May 2024 and 24 January 2026.

January 2023. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman incomplete pair of tweezers.
Medieval strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025 and 24 January 2026.

March 2023. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Neolithic flint borer.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (12)

BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
TWEEZERS (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 410 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
HINGE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 4:39PM