NHER 34536 (Find Spot record) - multi- period finds scatter

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Summary

An undated prehistoric flint scraper, Roman pottery and brooches, medieval and post medieval pottery and metalwork, found by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11NW
Civil Parish ALDERFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

April - May 1999. Metal detecting. Height OD 30m. Part of field.
Flint scraper and notched piece.
Undatable metal objects
Post medieval and undatable spindle whorl.
Post medieval buckle and cloth seal
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds.
A.Rogerson, (NLA) 9 June 1999.

June - July 1999. Metal detecting.
H. Geake (A&E) and A. Rogerson (NLA) identified;
Late Iron Age/Roman one-piece Colchester brooch, deep wings, forward-facing hook, oval section bow, remains of catchplate; spring chord and pin missing. 1st century.
Expanded foot of Roman brooch, all edges missing. Central broad groove between pair of narrower grooves. Perhaps a lion bow derivative (See (S1), no.779), possibly Aesica (see (S1), no.1475). 1st century.
A. Rogerson, (NLA) 29 July 1999.

January - February 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin and 1 casket key.
1 post-medieval belt or harness mount and 1 furniture fitting.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 March 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 4 March 2014.

December 2008- January 2009. Metal detecting
Medieval /post medieval copper alloy vessel leg and post medieval coin
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 February 2009

  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Publication: Hattatt, R.. 1985. Iron Age and Roman brooches.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BOW BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 4 2026 2:21PM

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