NHER 29748 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated enclosures and medieval fishponds

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Summary

Linear earthworks of enclosures and fishponds can be seen on an aerial photograph to the south of Creake Abbey.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF83NE
Civil Parish NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May 1988. BKS air photography.
Linear earthworks ?fishponds, ?enclosures, to south of North Creake Abbey.
Photo ref. BKS/NCC 1005-1006 (27 May 1988).
Located 14 January 1993 during NLA Earthwork Survey.
M. Flitcroft (NLA), 28 January 1993.

March 2000. Earthwork survey at 1:10000 and report in file for NHER 1953.
Recording earthworks to northwest and south of the remains of the abbey and farm buildings. The church and surviving claustral was also surveyed. No convincing earthwork features of medieval date were noted in the gardens of the house. The large pond is 19th century, the western one may be for farm use the eastern one now ornamental.
See report (S1) for further details and plan (filed under NHER 1953).
B. Cushion, April 2000.

  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. Norfolk Air Photo Library: BKS 1988 Vertical Survey (Commissioned by Norfolk County Council). 1005-1006.
  • <S1> Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 2000. North Creake Abbey SMR1953. Earthwork Survey Report.

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Record last edited

Jun 22 2023 7:56AM

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