NHER 31613 (Monument record) - Medieval moat, south of West Hall Farm

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Summary

The earthworks of a rectangular enclosure, probably a medieval moat, lie to the south of the present farmhouse. The enclosure probably relates to a property that predates the present house.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NE
Civil Parish MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1995.
Ditched enclosure of about 1 hectare to south of West Hall, with pond in southeast corner, and very clear at southeast inner corner. Some internal division. Possible outer enclosure to West Hall.
B. Cushion (NLA), November 1995.

1995. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000 of this site and NHER 18547.
See report (S1) for further details and plan for both sites. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is also noted in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA), December 1995.

Earthworks in good condition, grazed by sheep. A little mole activity, minimal rabbit disturbance.
H. Paterson (A&E), 23 February 1998.

25 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Enclosure earthworks visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 22 November 2001.

  • --- Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6516/P; 25-JUL-1996 (HES 376/HZG 10).
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1995. Middleton SMR18547 & 31613. Earthwork Survey Report.
  • <S2> Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 202.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 403.

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Record last edited

May 14 2025 3:01PM

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