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Remains of tower on Lodge Hill

England
List entry 1003912
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003912
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
TF 66826 33859
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Remains of tower on Lodge Hill is a scheduled ancient monument located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises the fragmentary remains of a tower structure, the exact dating and original function of which require further archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The monument is situated on elevated ground at Lodge Hill, which would have afforded strategic views across the surrounding landscape. Such tower structures in Norfolk from the medieval period could have served defensive, administrative, or signalling purposes, though the specific historical context of this particular example remains incompletely documented in the available scholarly record.

Remains of tower on Lodge Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003912. View the official record →

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What is Remains of tower on Lodge Hill?

Remains of tower on Lodge Hill is a scheduled ancient monument located in Norfolk, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of tower on Lodge Hill?

Remains of tower on Lodge Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003912.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of tower on Lodge Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Butler's Cross (7.5 km), Medieval settlement of Babingley (7.6 km), Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood (7.7 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Butler's Cross
7.5 km
Medieval settlement of Babingley
7.6 km
Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood
7.7 km
St Felix's Church, Babingley
7.7 km
Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
7.8 km
Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
7.9 km
Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
9 km
Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Remains of tower on Lodge Hill

Remains of tower on Lodge Hill stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Snettisham, Norfolk →
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