NHER 7353 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1975. Ploughed up. [1].
Half a chipped axehead , broken in antiquity.
(S1) in file.
Seen by A. K. Gregory (NCM) 6 March 1975.
E. Rose (NAU).
August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW12. [2].
Roman brooch.
Late Saxon incomplete gilded silver Carolingian-style rectangular mount inlaid with niello.
Medieval buckle (S2), rotary key and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval furniture handle attachment stud.
Information from PAS import.
The Late Saxon silver mount was declared Treasure at inquest (Ref: 2016 T828) and subsequently donated to Norwich Castle Museum [3]. The missing part of this object was found in 2022 (see below).
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021 and 8 January 2024.
October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW12. Site extended to the whole field. [4].
SET112016 - Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 November 2016.
September 2022. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field CAW12. [5].
Late Saxon silver gilded silver Carolingian-style mount fragment - part of object found in 2016 (see above).
Information from PAS import.
This silver mount fragment was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2022 T960).
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 5.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- <S2> SNF97924 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a medieval gilt copper alloy buckle plate. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (8)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
- MOUNT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- MOUNT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2025 11:17PM