NHER 17695 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Medieval tofts, enclosures and moat
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCOULTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
21 July 1977. NAU aerial photography.
Earthworks.
Moat and other miscellaneous linear features.
D. Edwards (NAU) 11 March 1981.
Under rough pasture, grazed by horses.
H. Paterson (NLA) 17 June 1996.
1997. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000 and report in file, denoting a series of medieval tofts and closes with settlement into the 1950s, abutting a former common to the north. Site extended to south and west.
2 medieval pottery sherds recovered (1 medieval unglazed body sherd and 1 Glazed Grimston body sherd).
Finds identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
See report (S1) for further details. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is also noted in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA) September 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 March 2015.
29 January 1998. NLA air photography.
Earthworks of tofts and hollows clearly visible.
S. Massey (NLA) 1 November 2001.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF49872 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1998. TF 9801T - W.
- --- SNF11925 Aerial Photograph: TF9801 A,B,P-S.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF92757 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1997. Scoulton SMR17695. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S2> SNF53911 Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 66.
- <S3> SNF86456 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 205.
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Record last edited
Feb 9 2025 5:10PM