NHER 7291 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible medieval moat

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Summary

A curved moat was noted here in 1969. A site visit in 1976 showed it had become a curved carr but the owners of the nearby Manor House stated it was a moat. It is unclear whether this feature is a medieval moat or not, as the Ordnance Survey records it as a drainage channel.

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Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish WENDLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May 1973. Surveyed during MPBW funded rapid moat survey.
See sketch plan in file.
J. Allen (NLA) 15 August 2001.

7 October 1976. Visit by E. Rose (NAU).
Curved moat noted by P. Wade-Martins (NAU) in 1969. This is a curved carr now, but owners of Manor House also state it is a moat.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 October 1976.

Ordnance Survey records this as a drainage channel.
Information from Ordnance Survey Records.
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 7 August 1990.

September 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The curvilinear drainage channel or moat described above, together with its external bank, are visible as earthworks on visualised lidar data (S1). Its appearance more resembles a drainage channel, rather than a medieval moat. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017) it is probable that the earthworks still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 22 September 2023.

  • --- Illustration: Rogerson, A. and Mauser, J.. 1973. Rapid Moat Survey Sketch Plan.
  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Wendling.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SW DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.

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Record last edited

Apr 1 2025 1:55PM

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