Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2429 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible medieval moat |
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Summary
A site visit in 1996 confirmed the presence of the north and east ditches of a possible moat, just discernable amidst dense undergrowth and situated in mature woodland. They were perhaps 10m wide and 5m deep at the northeast corner.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6302 0560 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NW |
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| Parish: | STOW BARDOLPH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Possible moat. Ordnance Survey (S1) say landscape feature.
E. Rose (NAU).
5 July 1996. Visit.
North and east ditches as on (S2) just discernable amidst dense undergrowth and in mature woodland. Perhaps 10m wide and 5m deep at north-east corner. Looks a likely candidate for a moat.
D. Gurney (NLA), 5 July 1996.
Monument Types
- GARDEN FEATURE (Unknown date)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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. Stow Bardolph. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 NW 25. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. |
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