| NHER Number: | 7229 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Giants Moat, medieval moated site |
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Summary
A medieval moated site with cropmarks of outer enclosures. When the moat was being cleared out in 1945, the remains of the drawbridge, medieval pottery fragments and a Late Saxon sword were found. Fieldwalking has since recovered Roman and medieval pottery fragments.
Images
| Grid Reference: | TF 913 197 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF91NW |
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| Parish: | MILEHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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| TITTLESHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SWORD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BEAM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPOON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Moated site with cropmarks of outer enclosures.
1945.
In clearing moat: drawbridge remains, medieval sherds and iron tool found, also Late Saxon sword.
1968.
Fieldwalking produced Roman and medieval sherds.
Pre 1999.
Medieval sherds found.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary file. |
| --- | Slide: Slide. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF 9119A. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1959. TF 9119AFK. |
| S1 | Bibliographic reference: Wilson. 1965. Medieval Archaeology. vol IX. vol.IX p.39-40 pl.vi.a. pp 39-40, pl vi a |
| S2 | Bibliographic reference: Eastern Daily Press. Eastern Daily Press. 7 September. |
| S3 | Bibliographic reference: Puddy, E.. 1957. Litcham. |
| S4 | Bibliographic reference: 1940-46. Archaeol. Bull.. B1 p.25. |
| S5 | Bibliographic reference: Blomfield. History of Norfolk. vol X. vol.X p.21. p 21 |
| S6 | Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk. |
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