NHER 1803 (Monument record) - Site of undated mounds and ditches, Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
Around 1961 to 1962 this area was ploughed for the first time, and a socketed Bronze Age axehead was recovered. Prior to this it was reported that the field had undated and unidentified ditches and mounds.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TITTLESHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Around 1961-1962. Stray Find.
Found after field had been ploughed for the first time in living memory:
Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2018.
Before ploughing field contained 'mounds and ditches'.
E. Rose.
Information from (S4).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF10253 Photograph: MF14-15.
- --- 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 82 SE 15.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF91853 Illustration: Lawson, A. [Unknown]. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Tittleshall.
- <S3> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 8.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2026 12:27PM