NHER 7199 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Neolithic and Roman finds (Billingford, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Various objects recorded as having been found in Billingford during the 20th century, but with little or no additional information regarding provenance. It is assumed that in most cases (where it has not been specified) that the recorded provenance for these objects refers to the Breckland parish of Billingford, rather than the hamlet of Billingford that is part of the south Norfolk parish of Scole.
Pre 1922. Stray Find.
Found before 1922:
Neolithic flints.
See (S1).
Specified as Billingford, Holt by North Elmham.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 November 2015.
Pre 17 February 1993. Metal-detecting.
?Billingford:
8 Roman coins.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), see lists in file. No provenance recorded.
P. Watkins (HES), 5 November 2015.
Before 1 March 2004. Metal-detecting. [1].
From unrecorded location in Billingford parish:
1 Neolithic retouched flint flake.
1 ?Neolithic incomplete bifacial implement (possibly part of a large crude sickle).
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 22 November 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2025.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (6)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SICKLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- ASSEMBLAGE (Middle Neolithic to Beaker - 3500 BC to 2100 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 1 2025 12:17PM