Record Details
NHER Number: | 12170 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Probable site of icehouse |
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Summary
The probable site of an icehouse associated with Barningham Hall is now marked by a large pit.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 150 354 |
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Map Sheet: | TG13NE |
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Parish: | MATLASK, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
This area marked as Ice House Hills on an old map, according to [1] who has searched for the icehouse, so far in vain.
There is a large pit here in which a wooden beam was found in recent years.
E. Rose (NAU) 3 February 1977.
February 2006. Walkover Survey.
Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brickkiln Wood and Pinetum, Site 2:
North-south aligned pit, c. 70m long and up to 20m wide, extending to the south of the boundary track into the unnamed woodland. Probably the pit previously noted as the likely location of the ice house - NGR amended from previous TG 150 354.
See report (S1) for further details.
D. Gurney (NLA), 15 March 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2015.
Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
<S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2006. Barningham Estate (Part) Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor. |
Related records
30431 | Part of: Barningham Park (Designed Landscape) |
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