NHER 4421 (Monument record) - Possible medieval moat
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Summary
A possible medieval moat is marked on a museum map, but is not very convincing on the ground, being a pond at the end of a long, overgrown ditch.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST DEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1977. Visited.
Moat marked on NCM map. A pond at this end of a long overgrown ditch.
No indication on ground that this is a moat.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 May 1977.
November 2008. Field visit.
More probably a fish pond associated with the monastic grange to the north (NHER 4422) than a moat.
D. Robertson (NLA), 19 December 2008.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Dereham (West).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 SE 29.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2020 10:43AM