Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11062 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible medieval moated site |
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Summary
Earthworks that possibly represented the remains of a medieval moated site were observed at this location during the 1970s. They lay to the north of an 18th-century dwelling known as Coldham Hall (NHER 64510), a precursor of which was potentially associated with a medieval manor.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 25400 87027 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM28NE |
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| Parish: | REDENHALL WITH HARLESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
OS antiquity.
E. Rose (NAU).
Hall is moated but not ancient - see photocopy of OS records in file.
NAR Records. R. J. Rickett (NAU), 5 September 1990.
Rectangular moat to north shown on 1984 1:10,000 OS.
E. Rose (NLA).
April 2000. Site visit.
Nothing remains of this site, modern farm buildings cover area to southwest, remainder now under arable cultivation. Owner of Coldham Hall recalls area as old orchard before infilling several years ago.
H. Paterson (A&E), 12 April 2000.
The earthworks noted above lie to the north of an 18th-century house known as Coldham Hall (now recorded separately as NHER 64510), a precursor of which was presumably potentially associated with the medieval manor of Coldham Hall recorded by Blomefield (S1). Late 19th- and 20th-century maps show a cluster of now demolished buildings at TM 2541 8698 which appear to be labelled 'Coldham Hall' but it is possible that there were outbuildings associated with the present house rather than an earlier dwelling. The earthworks immediately to the north suggest that these buildings may have stood within or adjacent to a medieval moated site. Notes made by the Ordnance Survey in 1973 (recorded in the NAR) refer to a "...dry ditch circa 10.0m wide and 1.0m deep at TM 2543 8706, which would seem to have connected to [a] wet ditch to the w[est]". As noted above, the former is marked on later 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. The latter was a ditch that ran between TM 2535 8707 and TM 2538 8699. It was also noted that the extant house was surrounded by deep drainage ditches that could be the remains of more substantial features. The hall is described as "not outstanding" and it is recorded that there were no traces of an earlier building.
It is clear from recent aerial imagery that the majority of these earthworks are now infilled.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 November 2020.
Monument Types
- GREAT HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
| --- | Designation: Listed Building Consent. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 28 NE 5. |
| --- | 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. Redenhall with Harleston. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Serial: Blomefield, F. 1806. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol V. pp 358-372. |
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