NHER 15856 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible medieval moated enclosure

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Summary

A possible medieval moat is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018.

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Map sheet	TF61SW
Civil Parish	WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1976.
Cropmark of dark rectangle - perhaps a moat?
E. Rose (NAU), 6 March 1980.

May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The possible medieval moat is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs from 2018 (S3) and 2025 (S4). The possible moat is also visible as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018 (S5). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the moat still surives as a low earthwork.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 27 May 2026

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6213/A; 08-JUL-1976 (HES 30/AFX 13).
<S2> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6313/A-B; 28-JUL-1977 (HES 49/AJW 1-2).
<S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 27-SEP-2018 Accessed 27-MAY-2026.
<S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 28-NOV-2025 Accessed 27-MAY-2026.
<S5> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF61SW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018 TO 17-NOV-2018.

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Record last edited

May 27 2026 10:43AM