NHER 66560 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age, Iron Age, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 2021 and 2022 recovered a Roman coin; a post-medieval token and a range of other metal objects, including undated lead weights; a Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave; a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; an Early/Middle Iron Age copper alloy pin; a Late Iron Age brooch; a medieval annular brooch and lead spindle whorl and a post-medieval copper alloy miniature vessel and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90SW
Civil Parish OVINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

October 2021-March 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
3 undated lead weights.
Middle Bronze Age almost complete unlooped palstave (S1).
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment.
Early/Middle Iron Age copper alloy pin.
Late Iron Age brooch (S2).
1 Roman coin.
Medieval annular brooch and lead spindle whorl.
1 post-medieval token, a copper alloy miniature vessel and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024 to 3 August 2025.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2025. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2025. Drawing of a Late Iron Age late La Tène brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1401 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
  • PIN (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 500 BC to 201 BC)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 70 BC)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 178 AD to 191 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 5 2026 4:35PM

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