Medieval horseshoe and finds at Great Hall Field (EHER 4716)

Medieval finds, recovered by metal detector users in 1980, were reported to Miss J. Winmill and Mrs P. Christie of Henham.

Medieval finds, recovered by metal detector users, were reported to Miss J. Winmill and Mrs P. Christie of Henham. Finds included a flat corroded horseshoe originally with rectangular holes, of Waltham Abbey Group 2, dating to the 12th to 16th centuries. Medieval and later finds may be the remains of the lost manor house of the Earls of Suffolk. <1> Some of the pottery and tile finds may include early medieval sherd(s) and a medieval tile fragment. <2> The finds were observed in ploughsoil after autumn ploughing. <3>