NHER 1539 (Building record) - Remains of Snettisham Lodge Hill tower
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF63SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Watch tower on Lodge Hill (Ken Hill estate).
Probably medieval; rectangular and buttressed.
R. R. Clarke found ?early medieval ware and shells.
Ruinous now. Watch tower or warrener's lodge?
See report in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 November 1985.
Scheduled 1987.
Before 22 June 2006. Casual find at crumbling watch tower.
Fragment of 15th or 16th century floor tile and oyster shells.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 November 2006.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF473.
- --- SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF473.
- --- SNF9354 Photograph: CUW34-36.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Snettisham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 63 SE 6; TF 63 SE 9 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 18 2019 7:57PM