NHER 4198 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1969. Field 26. Context 1 at [1].
Medieval sherds.
P. Wade-Martins (NAU), 1975.
February 1995. Context 2. General finds and three subdivisions. [2].
?Iron Age, ?Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 March 1995.
April 1996. Metal detecting, area of Context 1. [3].
Medieval coins and metalwork.
Post medieval jetton.
See list and coin form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 9 May 1996.
May 1996. Metal detecting and fieldwalking, Context 1. [3].
Medieval heraldic pendant, (S1).
See details in file.
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 3 June 1996.
1996. Cursory fieldwalking in northwest segment of field. [4].
See (S2) in file.
One early medieval bowl rim.
Four medieval unglazed body sherds.
Two handle fragment, green glazed.
One post medieval reduced glazed.
Three glazed red earthenware.
B. Cushion (NLA), August 1996.
August 1996. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval and post medieval coins and metalwork, including a medieval horse-harness pendant (S3).
See list and form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 27 September 1996.
March-April 2009. Metal detecting
Middle Bronze Age palstave (S4).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 May 2009.
January-February 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval strap end and harness mount.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 12 March 2012.
March 2025. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 July 2025.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Dunham, Great [2].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF91688 Illustration: Ashley, S. 1996. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant. Film. 2:1.
- <S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
- <S3> SNF91689 Illustration: Ashley, S. 1996. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy horse harness mount. Film. 2:1.
- <S4> SNF80907 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (21)
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- DISC (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 13 2025 11:43AM