NHER 11313 (Place record) - Smithdon Hill - Possible Hundred court site and barrow
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Summary
On a map of 1626 this field is referred to as Smithdon Hill, and this location may have been the meeting place of Smethdon Hundred on the site of a Bronze Age burial mound.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
On map of 1626 owned by Lewton-Brain.
Field called Smithdon Hill. Hundred court site.
But see site NHER 1705.
E. Rose (NAU).
See letter in file (S1).
See publication (S2), which suggests that this might also have been the site of a Bronze Age burial mound.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF7334/E-F; 21-JUN-1974 (HES 6/ABM3-9).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF67334 Correspondence: Correspondence regarding NHER 11313.
- <S2> SNF68592 Article in Serial: Whyte, N. 2004. 'Smithdon Hill', Snettisham: The possible meeting-place of Smethdon Hundred. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt III pp 522-525.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:51AM