This report pulls together the results of several different pieces of work in an attempt to understand better the archaeological resource of Hamilton Hill, Sutton in Ashfield. Hamilton Hill is clearly something specific, but does not fit readily into any typical class of monument, and the topographic survey undertaken highlights this. In undertaking this work, we have become aware of a number of research issues which focus on our limited understanding of early medieval administrative structures. In particular, how areas were managed by pre-Danelaw local government, and how these were affected by the Danelaw and the Conquest. Domesday Book entries for Nottinghamshire make occasional reference to hundreds, while the shape and size of some of the Wapentakes recorded at Domesday seem unfeasible in practical terms. Nevertheless, Hamilton Hill bears similarity to a class of monument about which we are learning more all the time; the early medieval meeting place, moot or “thing”. As with previous studies of this particular monument, this report can offer no definitive answers, except possibly in terms of ruling out with some confidence certain types of monument class. In addition, the work has provided baseline data on ground conditions, particularly relevant in the areas where modern ground slumping is evident, and has provided fixed survey points which will allow a measure of monitoring control over ground movement into the future.