NHER 17364 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of possible Bronze Age ring ditch and multi-peirod metal objects

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Summary

A double ring ditch, possibly the remains of a Bronze Age barrow, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Metal detecting on site in 1996 recovered part of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead and a post medieval book, box or furniture fitting.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF72SW
Civil Parish	HILLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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21 September and 4 October 1978. NAU aerial photography.
Cropmarks.
Double concentric ring ditch adjacent to gravel extraction sites. Reference MW15, 278, FL 323 279.
D. Edwards (NAU), 13 February 1981.

28 August 1996. Metal detecting. Site of ring ditch.
Blade fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axe. Drawn (S1).
Bronze nail made of rolled sheet, ?date.
Hinged catch decorated with openwork heart shapes. From book, box, furniture. Post medieval.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 December 1996.

July 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks of the double ring ditch are partly visible on aerial photographs form 2006.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 24 July 2026

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78875 Illustration: Hadfield, A.. 1996. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment.. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF11145 Aerial Photograph: TF 7224A-D, TF 7224E-M, R-T.
<S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 24-JUL-2026.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
NAIL (Undated)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Hillington (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 24 2026 1:21PM