NHER 21064 (Monument record) - Site of Herne Hall

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Summary

This may be the site of a medieval manor known as Herne Hall, suggested by place name evidence, and medieval pottery has been found by fieldwalking. Cropmarks of various trackways and boundaries of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF70SW
Civil Parish	BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1 July 1976. OS air photography.
Cropmarks of trackways, field boundaries etc.
See plot in file.
D. Voisey (NLA) 3 Febraury 1995.

28 April 1984.
Fieldwalking; medium conditions; scatter only (BB 196).
4 medieval unglazed sherds; 1 glazed Grimston, 1 shelly prob medieval.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 22 January 1985

(S1) suggests this was the approximate site of Herne Hall manor shown by placenames Hallhyrne Green, Way and Bottom.
E. Rose (NAU) 3 December 1997

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF14687 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. BB196. AJGR.
--- SNF47876 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-124-414.
--- SNF47877 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-124-415.
--- SNF47878 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-124-416.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF7951 Article in Monograph: Rogerson, A. and Davison, A. 1997. An archaeological and historical survey of the parish of Barton Bendish. Barton Bendish and Caldecote: fieldwork in south-west Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. Rogerson, A. et al.. No 80 pp 1-42. p 29.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (1)

POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Barton Bendish (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 10 2022 7:47AM