Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31613 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval moat, south of West Hall Farm |
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Summary
The earthworks of a rectangular enclosure, probably a medieval moat, lie to the south of the present farmhouse. The enclosure probably relates to a property that predates the present house.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6516 1618 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NE |
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| Parish: | MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1995.
Ditched enclosure of about 1 hectare to south of West Hall, with pond in southeast corner, and very clear at southeast inner corner. Some internal division. Possible outer enclosure to West Hall.
B. Cushion (NLA), November 1995.
1995. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000 of this site and NHER 18547.
See report (S1) for further details and plan for both sites. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is also noted in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA), December 1995.
Earthworks in good condition, grazed by sheep. A little mole activity, minimal rabbit disturbance.
H. Paterson (A&E), 23 February 1998.
25 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Enclosure earthworks visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 22 November 2001.
Monument Types
- POND (Unknown date)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF 6516P. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1995. Middleton SMR18547 & 31613. Earthwork Survey Report. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 202. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 403. |
Related records
| 18547 | Related to: Medieval earthworks (Monument) |
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