NHER 36288 (Monument record) - Medieval moat

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Summary

The earthworks of a medieval moat surrounding Algar's Farmhouse.

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Map sheet TM18SW
Civil Parish DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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May 1973.
Moated site.
Surveyed during MPBW funded rapid moat survey, see (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 15 August.

January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The sections of earthwork medieval moat (see above) are visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021 (S2). As the survey was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the features still survive as earthworks.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 05 January 2026

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Publication: Rogerson, A. & Mauser, J.. 1973. Rapid Moat Survey.
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM18SW DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.

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Record last edited

Jan 5 2026 12:40PM

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