NHER 13891 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axeheads and palstave

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Summary

Two Bronze Age socketed copper alloy plain axes were found when a dyke was recut. Later a Bronze Age unlooped palstave with trident decoration was ploughed up near the site. The two socketed axeheads are of similar date so these may be part of a Bronze Age hoard.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69NW
Civil Parish	HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Around 1964 to 1966.
Two socketed bronze plain axes ploughed up not far from each other. Seen KLM 10 July 1978.
See (S2, S3 and S4) in the Illustration Library.
S. Ashley (NAU).

1979.
Further information from S. Ashley (NAU) states not ploughed up but found in recutting dyke.

July 1979. Ploughed up (certain, this time). 'Next to where (above finds) found'.
Unlooped palstave with trident decoration.
Unlikely that all three objects form a hoard as the palstave is probably too early for a contemporary date with socketed axes.
See (S1) and (S5).
A. Lawson (NAU), 5 September 1979.

January 2008.
The two socketed axeheads from this site almost certainly are part of a hoard.
See (S1).
S. Ashley (NLA), 9 January 2008.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF2661 Article in Serial: Lawson, A. and Ashley, S. 1980. The Hilgay Hoard. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVII Pt III pp 328-333.
<S2> SNF91010 Illustration: Ashley, S.. Unknown. Drawing of a Bronze Age socketed axe.. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
<S3> SNF91009 Illustration: Ashley, S.. Unknown. Drawing of a Bronze Age socketed axe.. Film. 1:1.
<S4> SNF79071 Illustration: Unknown. 1978. Drawing of a Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axe.. Card. 1:1.
<S5> SNF91011 Illustration: Ashley, S.. Unknown. Drawing of a Bronze Age unlooped palstave. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (3)

HOARD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Hilgay (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 25 2021 10:25AM