NHER 25161 (Monument record) - Site of medieval tofts and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1 July 1976. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Positive cropmarks of toft(s).
D. Voisey (NLA) 13 February 1995.
1988. Metal detecting find.
Copper alloy rectangular moulded strap or belt fitting, or dog leash, with decorated openwork strap end on one side and swivelling tag on the other, 14th century. Decoration on strap end is fleur de lys on scored ground and openwork 'arch' containing tendril and leaf.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM)
W. Milligan (NCM) 29 February 1989.
1989, December. Found with metal detecting.
Medieval coins and metalwork.
List in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 8 January 1990.
1992. Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey and Watching Brief.
Marham/Stow Bridge Pipeline.
Initial field survey of pipeline route followed by monitoring of topsoil stripping and excavation of pipe trench.
4 medieval pottery sherds (1 sherd glazed Grimton, 3 unglazed Grimston, 1 bowl rim of latter).
See report (S1) for further details and full finds list.
E. Rose (NAU) 14 December 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2015.
1998. Metal detecting. At [1].
Iron Age/Roman one piece Colchester brooch, with stubs of flat wings, a forward facing hook and one turn of the spring surviving. The bow is relatively chunky and of flattened section; the foot is a bit bent and only a stub of catchplate survives. Late Iron Age or Roman. 1st century AD.
Identified by H. M. Geake (A&E)
K. Sussams (NCM) 13 May 1999.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF47989 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-483.
- --- SNF47990 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-484.
- --- SNF47991 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-485.
- --- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF59223 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1993. Report of Fieldwork on the Marham/Stow Bridge Pipeline, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 24.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (9)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2022 12:49PM