NHER 7255 (Monument record) - Medieval moat and Undatable and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval finds

The site of the medieval moat is now recorded as part of NHER 68036.

Moat.

1968.
Late 11th century onwards sherds inside moat.
P. Wade-Martins (NAU).

February-March 2006. Metal-detecting.
From area around moated site:
1 Iron Age/Roman terret.
1 Roman coin.
2 Middle Saxon pottery sherds (Ipswich).
1 Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap end fragment.
2 ?Late Saxon pottery sherds (?Thetford).
3 medieval coins, 13 pottery sherds (inc 9 Grimstone) and 1 ?furniture mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds and 1 vessel leg fragment.
2 Post-medieval pottery sherds, 1 button and 1 crucifix figurine.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 April 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 20 February 2014.

October-November 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age coin.
1 Roman coin, 1 pottery sherd (Greyware) and 1 brooch (dolphin).
1 Early- Middle Saxon pottery sherd (reduced with dark purplish margins).
4 Middle Saxon pottery sherds (pimply Ipswich) and 1 tweezer arm.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd (?Grimston thetford).
5 medieval coins, 11 pottery sherds (6 unglazed, 5 Grimston; 2 ?unglazed, 3 glazed), 1 finger ring fragment, 1 buckle plate, 1 buckle frame fragment, 1?strap end fragment, 1 double looped belt fitting, 2 lead spindle whorls and 2 strap ends (1 composite, 1 shield shaped).
1 medieval/post-medieval scale-tanged knife terminal scale, 1 'paper clip' rivet.
4 post-medieval coins, 3 double-looped buckle frames, 2 buttons, 1 hooked book clasp, 2 clapper bell fragments, 1 lead powder charger cap, 1 scale-tang knife end cap (form of a Fleur-de-lis) and 1 furniture fitting.
1 undatable lead weight.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by A. Rogerson (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2007.
Site extended to whole field. Previous extent [1] recorded as Context 1.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 10 March 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 21 March 2024.

October- November 2008. Metal Detecting.
Iron Age, roman, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/ post medieval and post- medieval pottery sherds. Bronze Age chisel (S1), Roman steelyard weight, Late Saxon/medieval unidentified implement (S2), medieval pot mend and buckle, post-medieval purse, strap fitting, ring, button, cloth seal, undated metal objects, 3 medieval and 6 post- medieval coins, post- medieval token and jetton.
See lists in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 December 2008

December 2008- January 2009. Metal detecting
Two medieval and one post-medieval coin, three medieval lead tokens, Early Saxon girdle hanger fragment, medieval buckle and strap end & post-medieval buckle and furniture fitting
see lists in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 March 2009.

September-October 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckle plate.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013.

September-October 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
This object was previously recorded under NHER 51128.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2022.

July 2020. Metal-detecting. [4].
Undated copper alloy unidentified object.
2 medieval coins and a lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval writing lead.
Post-medieval pin and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
These objects were previously recorded under NHER 51128.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023, 10 September 2023 and 12 September 2023.