NHER 13933 (Monument record) - Medieval moat and enclosure

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Summary

A moat with traces of an associated western enclosure survives here. It appeared on the 1843 tithe map where it was named as a moat. These features are presumably medieval in date. The moat and enclosure still existed in 1996, though in a heavily overgrown state.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09SW
Civil Parish	SNETTERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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11 April 1979. Visited by E. Rose (NAU).
Moat with traces of western enclosure.
Shown on Ordnance Survey and also on 1843 tithe map where it is named as moat.
E. Rose (NAU) 11 April 1979.

Apparently still extant, but even at this time of year densely overgrown by brushwood and virtually impenetrable. Moat 2-3m wide, 0.75-1m deep. Banks support scrub and mature trees. Western arm was cleaned out in 1983 to a depth of some 61cm (2ft).
H. Paterson (NLA) 18 November 1996.

February 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Overgrown moat visible on aerial photographs (S1), centred on TL 9998 9232, but not mapped as all features visible are represented on the Ordnance survey map. Earthworks in the vicinity have been mapped and recorded as NHER 53402.
E. Bales (NMP), 10 February 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF73150 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/52 5019-20 05-FEB-1946 (NMR).