NHER 29361 (Monument record) - Medieval earthworks, field west of Hall

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Summary

Earthworks in a field to the west of the moated hall include a broad hollow way about eight metres wide, other enclosures and possible ridge and furrow cultivation marks.

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Location

Map sheet TF73SW
Civil Parish SHERNBORNE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Earthworks in field to west of moated hall include a broad hollow way about eight metres wide; other enclosures; and possible ridge and furrow.
Site form filed under NHER 1692.
H. Paterson (NAU), March 1991.

October 1994. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000 of boundary banks, ditches and short causeway suggesting limited archaeological features.
See report (S1) for further details and copy of plan (S2). The results of this survey are also summarised in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA), October 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 March 2015.

December 2001.
Areas of poaching; estate asked to seed if no natural regeneration.
H. Paterson (A&E), 25 January 2002.

March 2003.
Site scheduled. Report (S4) in file and (S5).
M. Horlock (NLA), 14 August 2003.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/92346 V 065 [unknown].
  • <S1> Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1994. Shernborne SMR 29361. Earthwork Survey Report.
  • <S2> Illustration: Cushion, B. 1994. Plan of earthworks at Shernborne SMR 29361. Film. 1:1000.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1995. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1994. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 230-239. p 237.
  • <S4> Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.
  • <S5> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1020824.

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Nov 19 2025 8:51AM

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