NHER 3195 (Monument record) - Site of medieval manorial moat

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Summary

The earthworks of a medieval moated site are visible on aerial photographs and on the ground. The moat is linked to two medieval fishponds, and an associated outer enclosure. Other earthworks on the site are probably drainage ditches. The moat is probably manorial and may be a predecessor of the nearby Hall.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG03NW
Civil Parish	GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1960.
Possible moat seen on aerial photograph held by [1].
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

Compare with (S2), which shows a moat like feature amongst drainage channels, but deeper.

13 November 1979. Visited E. Rose (NAU)
Probably a moat, square of fairly deep ditches, the southern side being the river, but the number of drainage ditches around introduce some doubt.
E. Rose (NAU)

23 July 1998. Visited by B. Cushion (NLA)
Confirmed moated enclosure at low level with some lower level embayments into platform.
Probable fish pond to west, with odd broad ridge to east of moat a possible outer boundary.
Possible forerunner of Hall to west.
Earthwork survey to be undertaken late in year.
B. Cushion (NLA) 23 July 1998.

November 1998. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000. Burnt flint area found.
See report (S3) for plan and further details. This site was included in (S4) and the survey is also noted in (S5).
B. Cushion (NLA) 7 December 1998.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Gunthorpe.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S2> SNF11979 Aerial Photograph: TG 0135E.
<S3> SNF92560 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1998. Gunthorpe SMR 3195. Earthwork Survey Report.
<S4> SNF53911 Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 105.
<S5> SNF82757 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1999. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 369-387. p 374.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (1)

BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Gunthorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 15 2016 5:14PM