Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10706 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval moated site north of College Farm |
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Summary
The remains of a medieval moated site, possibly the location of the College of St Mary, founded in 1350. Excavations in the late 1960s revealed medieval occupation layers.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 4119 9511 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM49NW |
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| Parish: | RAVENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
North of College Farm.
Moated site; possibly site of College of St. Mary.
1969 to 1971.
Excavations under [1] revealed medieval occupation.
For full details see file.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 July 1979.
September 2002. Visit.
Site difficult to access, under thick undergrowth and mature trees. Ditch to south and west, partly wet/boggy. Fishpond shows strong high retaining bank. Moats west of water tower wet, up to 5m wide, masked in scrub. North of tower visible, but other ditch shown as running further north infilled.
H. Paterson (A&E), 2 December 2002.
December 2005. Site visit.
Clearance of trees and scrub has revealed the profile of the moat and interior.
H. Paterson (A&E), 20 January 2006.
July 2007. Norfolk NMP
Earthworks of water-filled medieval moats are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). These earthworks are centred on TM 4119 9510. A rectangular moat, measuring approximately 77m by 46m is present at TM 4121 9514. It lies at the north-east corner of a large moated enclosure with external dimensions of approximately 140m by 95m. The western half of the larger enclosure is sub-divided by a dry earthwork ditch. Further dry earthwork enclosure ditches are present to the east of the large moated enclosure forming a trapezoidal annexe. It is likely that these moats are of medieval date and they probably relate to the site of St Mary’s College. Many of the moat ditches were partly obscured by overhanging trees and their mapped width is not necessarily a true reflection of their actual width.
J. Albone (NMP), 03 July 2007
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAUSEWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHANTRY COLLEGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 49 NW 1 [3]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Raveningham [2]. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 4195A-B (NLA 56/ALE22-3) 02-AUG-1977. |
| <S2> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1984. NHER TG 4195C-D (NLA 150/AXD22-3) 27-APR-1984. |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66003 50-1 08-MAR-1966 (NMR). |
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