NHER 29793 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks thought to be associated with the probable site of Coldhams Manor
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRIMPLESHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
23 February 1989. NAU air photography.
Earthworks of moat at Coldham Farm.
D.Edwards (NLA).
Also possible hollow way or old stream course?
E.Rose (NAU).
1996. Earthwork Survey.
Site is part of Coldhams Manor, with hollow way, enclosures and building platform, probably of barn.
See report (S1) for further details. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is also noted in (S3).
B.Cushion (NLA) September 1996. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2015.
April 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
Earthworks thought to be associated with the probable site of Coldhams Manor (see S2) are visible on visualised lidar data form a survey flown in 2018 (S4).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 29 April 2026
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6402/C-E; 23-FEB-1989 (HES 218/DXJ 11-13).
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF10400 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 76124/376; 01-JUL-1976.
- <S1> SNF92869 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1996. Crimplesham SMR29793. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S2> SNF53911 Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 94.
- <S3> SNF66779 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 550.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (5)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 29 2026 10:19AM