Record Details

NHER Number:18420
Type of record:Monument
Name:Earthworks of moat or toft northwest of Bush Green

Summary

Earthworks present on this site indicate a moat or toft of medieval date.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 2080 8792
Map Sheet:TM28NW
Parish:PULHAM MARKET, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Possible Moat.
Feature shown on map (S1) north side of moat with studs of east and west arms, but not marked as moat.
(S2) shows this as now but with house to south. Looks more convincing as moat.
E. Rose (NAU), 11 October 1982.

1982. Site visit.
North arm remains as on OS, much overgrown. Ditch of road on south is large here (part shown by OS as pond). Is this the original south arm? Not convincing as moat on ground now, but bearing in mind (S2), it very probably was.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 October 1982.

August 1997. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000, indicating a common edge settlement, probably a toft.
See report (S4) for further details and copy of plan (S5). The results of this survey are also summarised in (S6).
B. Cushion (NLA). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 November 2015.

June 2000. Visit.
Site under pasture grazed by horses, parts rough to be cut for hay. Owner wishes to cut two small channels to northeast and southwest to improve drainage on wet areas of the field. He will notify A & E about operations which will be of minimal impact on the site.
H. Paterson, 22 June 2000.

Management Statement signed 8 July 2000.
See copy in office file.
H. Paterson, 24 August 2000.

June 2004. Geophysical survey.
(S3) in file.
J. Allen (NLA), 25 February 2005.

Monument Types

  • DRAINAGE DITCH (Unknown date)
  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VILLAGE GREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
<S2>Map: 1838. Tithe Map.
<S3>Unpublished Document: Weale, M.. 2004. Pulham Market SMR 18420.TM 20795 87914 Area B.
<S4>Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1997. Pulham Market SMR 18420. Earthwork Survey Report.
<S5>Illustration: Cushion, B. 1997. Plan of earthworks at Pulham Market SMR 18420. Film. 1:1000.
<S6>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 204.

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