NHER 31035 (Monument record) - Undated rectangular enclosure
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL89SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1995.
East of moat (NHER 5148) is a lower, ditched enclosure with irregular northern boundary. East side has north to south bank, inside enclosure, with another ditch to west, which links at southern end to the outer ditch. Possibly related to moat, but could be separate enclosure. Bank is possible ditched causeway, but very degraded and truncated.
Pottery:
Two medieval unglazed body sherds.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
B. Cushion (NLA), February 1995.
1995. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000.
Area to the east with some features that are probably associated with the moat. Described as Tofts Kennel Covert in old documents.
See report (S1) for plan and further details. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is also noted in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA), December 1995.
Suggestion from A. Rogerson (NLA) in (S1) that name Old Kennel may derive from 'coney' indicating rabbit keeping. Note however kennel was also an old term for a drain.
E. Rose (NLA), 25 January 1996.
September 2002. DEFRA site visit.
See (S4).
E. Rose (NLA), 11 February 2002.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF13162 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. TL 8393A.
- <S1> SNF92620 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1995. Lynford (West Tofts) SMR 5148, 5149 & 31035. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S2> SNF53911 Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 83.
- <S3> SNF59457 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 403.
- <S4> SNF51970 Unpublished Document: Hooke, D. (DEFRA). 2002. DEFRA site visit report and photographs.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 12 2025 7:59AM