Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29601 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of possible medieval moated manorial site |
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Summary
A possible moated enclosure has been identified here. Various ditches and remnant watercourses were also noted, and segments of a flint wall were also discovered. This suggests the presence of a moated building, possibly the remains of Humphrey Repton’s vanished hall although other local sources suggest it was the manor of the Dann family mentioned in the Paston letters. Over the years a number of finds have been recovered from this are including a lava quern fragment and sherds of medieval and post medieval pottery.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1822 3723 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG13NE |
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| Parish: | SUSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Possible moat seen on (S1).
Site located during NLA/RCHME earthwork survey, January 1993.
M. Flitcroft (NLA) March 1993.
23 February 1993. Site visited during fieldwork phase of survey.
Shallow (0.2m) banked enclosure east of church.
Unusual U-shaped 0.5m depth ditch at approximately 48m contour, with probable headland bank at approximately 43m contour.
Straddling valley floor is a complex of shallow (0.2m) ditched enclosures of varying sizes with a probable causeway leading from east.
Some later drains incised into this area, with natural gravel ridges.
Northeast corner of grassland has platform like area, abutting a probable old water course channel.
A few brick fragments and sherds from molehills, extending into arable land to north where a dark soil mark distinguishes an area of considerable brick and flint scatter with a few sherds.
A 2m length of flint masonry, 6 courses thick was ploughed up approximately ten years ago and is on edge of field. Significant building suggested.
Some small enclosure boundaries show in this area on 1946 RAF photographs.
One lava quern fragment.
Two medieval unglazed.
Three Glazed Grimston.
One late medieval/transitional.
One post medieval stoneware.
One probable late medieval/transitional.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 March 1993.
B. Cushion (NLA) March 1993.
22 May 1997. Visited by E. Rose (NLA).
Still pasture, earthworks very faint.
Source [2] reported 'an ancient bridge' where footpath crosses stream but a modern footbridge now here, some flint in bank beneath abutments.
E. Rose (NLA) 23 May 1997.
Correspondence in file.
Could the moat be the site of Humphrey Repton's vanished hall?
See NHER 13240 - it is not far from the stream.
E. Rose (NLA) 28 July 1997.
According to source [3] local tradition has it that this is the site of the manor of the Dann family mentioned in the Paston letters.
E. Rose (NLA) 29 October 1999.
[4].
E. Rose (NLA), 23 August 2005.
2005. Fieldwalking.
Medieval sherd and bricks in two areas.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 February 2006.
February 2006.
Earthworks confined to north part of field adjacent to stream. This area and area around church to remains in permanent pasture. See secondary file for plan.
H. Paterson (A&E) 9 March 2006.
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Undated)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAUSEWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- QUERN (Undated)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS/NCC 4559, TG 1837 A (5155). |
Related records
| 13240 | Related to: Site of medieval Sustead Hall (Monument) |
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