NHER 64532 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age/Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 2020 and 2021 recovered medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other metal objects, including a Late Iron Age/Roman terret; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorls; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval coin weight, dagger pommel, lead pot mend and lead weight; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and lead weights and a post-medieval tap spout, lead cloth seal and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SE
Civil Parish GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September-October 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
From finder’s Area 11:
Late Iron Age/Roman terret.
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorls.
5 medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds, buckles, a coin weight, dagger pommel and lead pendent weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and lead weights.
4 post-medieval coins, buckles, a button, tap spout, lead cloth seal, lead weight and unidentified lead object (possibly the knob from a vessel lid).
Undatable copper alloy casting waste.
See finder's map (S1) in file.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 23 November 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020 and 1 January 2021.

November 2021. Metal-detecting. [2].
3 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, buckles, a strap end and lead pot mend.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023 and 28 January 2024.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Rowbury, F. 2020. Finder's Map Of Areas Searched on Alpes Farm. Finder's map.
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1152 AD to 1152 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1280 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1302 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1280 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1356 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1490 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1558 AD to 1560 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TAP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • VESSEL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1695 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1697 AD to 1697 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 8:39PM

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