NHER 66121 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to modern finds

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Summary

A systematic fieldwalking and metal-detector survey of part of this field in 2021 recovered two prehistoric worked flints; potentially Late Prehistoric, medieval and potentially post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a range of other, predominantly undated and late post-medieval/modern metal objects. These metal finds included a possible medieval buckle fragment; a medieval/post-medieval buckle and possible mount and post-medieval buttons and buckles.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NE
Civil Parish BLICKLING, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish OULTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

January-February 2025. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms (Fields 154, 155 and 156).
No significant concentrations of material were identified. Finds recovered included:
1 prehistoric side and end scraper and 1 blade.
1 ?Late Prehistoric pottery sherd.
7 undated copper alloy unidentified objects, a copper alloy mount, 2 lead unidentified objects, 3 pieces of lead waste, 2 iron unidentified objects and an iron nail.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and 2 pottery sherds.
?Medieval ?buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and ?mount.
3 post-medieval coins, 7 buttons and 3 buckles.
1 ?post-medieval pottery sherd.
9 post-medieval/modern buttons, a buckle, stud, ?butt end of knife handle or similar implement, ?folding-knife handle, copper alloy vessel fragment, copper alloy possible vessel fragment, iron unidentified object and glass bottle fragment.
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2025.

Associated Sources (0)

  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • MOUNT (Unknown date)
  • NAIL (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • WASTE (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • STUD (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
  • BOTTLE (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)
  • BUTTON (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Dec 22 2025 8:44AM

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