| NHER Number: | 7168 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval manorial site east of St Edmund's Church |
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Summary
A medieval manorial site survives as earthworks. It includes a circular moat, enclosures, linear features and a boundary bank. The moat has been previously interpreted as a ringwork castle and was formerly known as 'Danish Camp'. The boundary bank follows the line of a Roman road (NHER 11358). A set of medieval scales and medieval pottery have been found.
Images
| Grid Reference: | TF 9437 2335 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF92SW |
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| Parish: | HORNINGTOFT, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument; Scheduled Monument; Scheduled Monument |
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Full description
Earthworks about 460m (500 yards) east of St Edmund's Church (NHER 7183)
Manorial earthworks (formerly known as Danish Camp) probably of 14th century date. Demesne boundary follows line of Roman road NHER 11358.
Full details in file.
1830.
Silver scales found.
(S1).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
1852. Earthworks discovered.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
1976.
Medieval sherds found.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 14 May 1976.
1994.
Schedule (S2) and earthwork plan at 1:1000 and resulting description and interpretation (S3) in file.
Major features are a not quite complete circular moat, a series of sub-rectangular enclosures and linear features to the west and a well-defined bank bounding the complex to the north,west and southwest.
B. Cushion (NLA) July 1994.
March 2004. Visit.
Ditch alongside the road has been secured by Highways to alleviate flooding on the road surface. This is minimal, with little disturbance by tracked vehicles on the earthworks. Silts have been removed from the site.
H. Paterson (A&E), 12 March 2004.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Wade-Martins, P.. East Anglian Archaeology. vol X. vol.X p.28. p 28 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Bryant. Launditch Hundred. 2. p 113 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: 1852. Norfolk Archaeology. vol IV. vol.IV p.359. p 359 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Fox. Archaeological Journal. vol XLVI. vol.XLVI p.33. p 33 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Carthew. Hundred of Launditch. pt III, p 241. pt.III p.241. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Victoria County History: Norfolk. vol I. vol.I p.318. p 318 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Corbishley, M.J.. 1982. AM107. |
| --- | Secondary File: |
| --- | Photograph: AT 30-1 (plans). |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). TF 9423A-H,K-M,N-AE,AAE. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Cushion, B. and Davison, A.. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk IN East Anglian Archaeology 104. vol. 104. p 111 |
| --- | Unpublished document: NCM. NCM card. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Department Of National Heritage. 1994. Scheduled Monument Consent. |
| S1 | Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey records. |
| S2 | Scheduling record: Ministry of Works. Scheduling Report. |
| S3 | Unpublished document: Cushion, B. (NLA). 1994. Earthwork Survey. |
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