NHER 65522 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking at this location between 2011 and 2014 recovered Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, Late Saxon/medieval and medieval pottery sherds. Metal-detecting between 2022 and 2023 recovered a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; a Roman brooch, bracelet fragment, decorative knob from furniture and copper alloy hairpins; medieval and post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval rotary casket key and end cap from scale-tang knife and a post-medieval probable furniture mount and musket trigger guard.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NW
Civil Parish GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

November 2011-September 2013. Fieldwalking. [1].
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
3 Roman pottery sherds.
3 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds.
16 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
These finds were previously recorded under NHER 11776.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 May 2022.

September 2013-September 2014. Fieldwalking. [2].
14 Iron Age pottery sherds.
1 Roman mortarium rim sherd.
2 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
4 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
These finds were previously recorded under NHER 11776.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 May 2022.

December 2022-July 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman Langton Down brooch.
Roman Colchester-derivative Harlow brooch, bracelet fragment, decorative knob from furniture and copper alloy hairpins.
Medieval buckles, strap ends, strap loops, a folding strap clasp, rotary casket key and end cap from scale-tang knife.
Post-medieval buckle, probable furniture mount and musket trigger guard.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 March 2024.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 150 AD to 250 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1300 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • MUSKET (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 14 2024 12:35PM

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