NHER 9017 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of possible medieval moat and multi-period pottery sherds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL99SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRETHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Context 1.
Moat (Ordnance Survey) shown as irregular, embanked, with linear pond to east - outer enclosure.
Destroyed according to Ordnance Survey.
E. Rose (NAU).
April 1987. Levelled, grass cover patchy, ill drained.
Two non-glazed Grimston.
Four medieval unglazed.
One medieval glazed.
Two glazed Grimston.
Bowl rim like late medieval/transitional, with internal horizontal band of white slip under green glaze.
A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU) 29 May 1987.
1989. Illington survey.
Finds as listed below and in file.
Context 2:
Forty-three medieval unglazed sherds.
Four medieval glazed sherds.
Three medieval glazed Grimston Ware sherds.
One glazed red earthenware sherd.
One probable 19th century stoneware sherd.
Context 3:
One Iron Age body sherd.
Context 4:
Seven medieval unglazed sherds.
One medieval glazed sherd.
Six glazed Grimston Ware sherds.
One post medieval green glazed sherd.
Six post medieval glazed red earthenware sherds.
One fragment of a post medieval clay tobacco pipe.
See file for sketch plans, contexts etc.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU) 1 August 1989.
10 July 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Cropmarks of moat clearly visible.
M. Brennand (NLA) 26 September 2001.
July-September 2025. Stray Find.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2026.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF49938 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TL 9490G - K.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Wretham.
- --- 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. TL 99 SW 8.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 22 2026 11:42PM