NHER 55846 (Monument record) - Medieval moated site at West Walton

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Summary

Probable medieval moat shown on an 1880s Ordnance Survey Six-inch First Edition map.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF41SE
Civil Parish WEST WALTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

July 2011.
Medieval moat shown on the Ordnance Survey Six-inch First Edition map (S1).
K. Powell (HES) 21 July 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 February 2021.

November 2015. Trial Trenching.
An evaluation of the adjacent site saw a trench placed across the line of the north-eastern section of the moat, which is depicted on (S1) as a separate feature in an adjacent field. No associated remains were recorded and there was evidence for significant post-medieval or modern disturbance.
See report (S2) and NHER 64655 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 February 2021.

  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. Norfolk XLIII.SE (Surveyed 1886, Published 1887).
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Peachey, M. 2015. Archaeological Evaluation on Land at The Poplars, Lynn Road, Walton Highway, Norfolk. Archaeological Project Services. 109/15.

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2021 6:47PM

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