NHER 60634 (Monument record) - Possible moated site

March 2015.
An east-north-east to west-south-west aligned linear pond shown on the Redenhall tithe map of 1839 (S1) and Ordnance Survey First Edition Six-inch map (S2) may be the remains of a medieval moated site.
If this is the arm of a partially destroyed moat it is unclear whether the moated enclosure was located to the north or south of the mapped pond.
K. Powell (HES), 16 March 2015. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 November 2021.

March 2018. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new bungalow, immediately to the south of the infilled linear pond shown on historical maps.
The footing trenches excavated on the site of this new dwelling revealed what appeared to be a large north-north-west to south-south-east aligned linear feature, close to what would have been the eastern end of the infilled pond. If the pond was indeed the remains of a moat then it is possible that the feature exposed by these works was an associated, eastern arm. Where was however nothing to confirm this suggestion and no finds of any archaeological interest were recovered. The southernmost part of the exposed section was also found to be entirely filled with what appeared to be modern deposits containing 19th- to 20th-century brick rubble, ash and barbed wire. This material was markedly different to the fills seen to the north, which consisted of a sterile, waterlogged dark grey clay silt, overlain by a layer of clean chalk.
See report (S3) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.150).
P. Watkins (HES), 24 November 2021.