NHER 21832 (Monument record) - Earthworks of a possible medieval moat

3 July 1976. At approximate grid reference.
'Cropmarks' noted on Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs list of aerial photographs.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 October 1985.

This is a large rectangle.
E. Rose (NAU) 20 January 2000.

July 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A possible sub-rectilinear enclosure (see above) of an uncertain date is seen as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data and as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1-S4). The enclosure has a relatively broad ditch and may relate to the site of a medieval moat. A section of ditch to the south of the possible moat (centred at TG 2394 2626) may relate to a surrounding external ditch. Equally, the section of ditch may relate to a separate medieval to post medieval boundary or to a possible post medieval to modern drainage ditch. The interior of the enclosure (not mapped) appears to be slightly raised on the visualised lidar data. It is uncertain as to whether the raised interior is natural in origin or relates to archaeological activity. The cropmarks of a bank feature can also be seen within the ditch on S1 (centred at approximately TG 2397 2627) and is only seen clearly on this source. It is uncertain as to whether this feature is archaeological or geological in origin and has therefore also not been mapped. As the enclosure is visible on the recent (2017) visualised lidar data, it is likely that the feature still survives as a very low earthwork. The northern section of the moat may be overlain by a post medieval drainage ditch (not mapped) which is visible on S1 and also recorded on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map (S5). The cropmarks of dense post medieval and modern drainage ditches can also be seen across the site as well as areas of geological cropmarks. It is possible that some of the features dismissed as being geological or drainage could be archaeological in origin.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 27 July 2022.