NHER 10862 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible medieval moat

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Summary

The low earthworks and cropmarks of a possible undated rectilinear ditched enclosure, which may relate to a medieval moat, are visible on visualised lidar data form a survey flown 2021 and on aerial photographs. The western and southern arms are mapped on the Tithe Map and Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map. It is also possible that the features could relate to former post medieval boundaries or drains.

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Map sheet	TM08NE
Civil Parish	BANHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Moat? Destroyed, OS.
E. Rose (NAU)

February 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The low earthworks and cropmarks of a possible undated rectilinear ditched enclosure, which may relate to a medieval moat, are visible on visualised lidar data form a survey flown 2021 (S1) and on aerial photographs (S2-S5). The western and southern arms are mapped on the Tithe (S5) Map and Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map (S6). It is also possible that the features could relate to former post medieval boundaries or drains.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 11 February 2026

Associated Sources (8)

--- 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. TM 08 NE 17.
<S1> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM08NE DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.
<S2> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 24-SEP-2017 Accessed 11-FEB-2026.
<S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 25-JUL-2019 Accessed 11-FEB-2026.
<S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 06-OCT-2022 Accessed 11-FEB-2026.
<S5> SNF65409 Map: Alger, C.S.. 1846. Banham tithe map..
<S6> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.

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Record last edited

Feb 11 2026 11:43AM