NHER 11873 (Monument record) - Medieval moat
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIMBOTSHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Cropmark, just south of school, in form of dark thick outline to rectangle, moated site?
Air photographs checked by E. Rose (NAU), 1 December 1976.
Very slight broad depressions, no more than 0.15m deep, indicate the moat which is now within the village playing field. A continuation of the northern arm towards the northwest is also noted.
B. Cushion (NLA), June 1996.
May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The low earthworks of the medieval moat are visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018. The moat appears to be mostly complete apart from the northeast corner (centred at TF 6193 0506) which is covered by a modern building.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 15 May 2026
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6105/A-B; 30-JUL-1975 (HES 22/ADW 45-46).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <s1> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF60NW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018 TO 17-NOV-2018.
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Record last edited
May 15 2026 12:37PM