NHER 66534 (Find Spot record) - Middle Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location in 2023 and 2024 recovered medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; a medieval roof tile fragment; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects including a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy knife (made from a reused rapier blade fragment); Roman brooches; a medieval buckle and a medieval/post-medieval buckle, copper alloy ring and lead weights and a post-medieval lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM29SW
Civil Parish HEMPNALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish SHELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

September-October 2023. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and a roof tile fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval lead standing weight and lead probable weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024 and 13 October 2024.

September-November 2024. Metal-detecting. [2].
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy knife made from reused fragment of Middle Bronze Age rapier.
2 Roman Colchester-derivative rearhook brooches.
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, a buckle and copper alloy ring.
1 post-medieval coin and a lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2025 to 18 February 2026.

IND01092025TH1 - PAS details awaited. [3].
Finder's 'Field 5, Lundy Green'.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 September 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

  • KNIFE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 70 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 70 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 265 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1800 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1250 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1350 AD to 1650 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1466 AD to 1467 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1685 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 11:29PM

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