NHER 11034 (Monument record) - Possible medieval moat

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Summary

A possible medieval moat here was flattened during drainage works. A spread of post medieval and modern brick rubble and dark soil was noted within the moat and three fragments of medieval pottery were recovered.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM18SE
Civil Parish	DICKLEBURGH AND RUSHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Moat at High Common.
Marked on (S1) as one north to south arm with east to west arm running west from its centre.

January 1982.
Levelling and insertion of land drains. Visited after work carried out and no sign of earthworks. Spread of brick rubble, post medieval and modern, and dark soil within area north of ditch on map (east to west ditch). Seen under very poor weather conditions. Three medieval unglazed sherds and two post medieval glazed.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 5 January 1982.

(S2) refers to site as the Squire's House pulled down around 1825 on (S3) as White House.
Information from [1] via E. B. Green (NCM) 1982.
Sent to NAU November 1988.

Ordnance Survey claim this is not a moat - merely a T shaped pond, linked to drainage ditches.
Information from (S4).
M. D. Leah (NAU), 20 December 1990.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Scole.
--- 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 18 SE 6.
<S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
<S2> SNF5747 Monograph: Dix, H.. 1850?. Memories of Dickleburgh..
<S3> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S4> SNF57179 Archive: National Archaeological Record.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (3)

POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Dickleburgh and Rushall (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 6 2026 3:54PM