Record Details
| NHER Number: | 49602 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of moat-like ditch and probable drainage features of medieval to post medieval date |
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Summary
An L-shaped, rather moat-like ditch and part of a slightly sinuous ditch or drain are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The features are potentially of medieval origin, perhaps representing a secondary element to the surviving moated site 30m to the southwest (NHER 10145). At the same time, they could instead merely be drainage features of relatively late date. More recent aerial photographs demonstrate that the site has since been levelled.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 3010 9619 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM39NW |
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| Parish: | KIRSTEAD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 2007. Norfolk NMP.
An L-shaped, rather moat-like ditch and part of a slightly sinuous ditch or drain are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TM 3010 9619. The moat-like ditch has an outer bank on its south side. The features are potentially of medieval origin, perhaps representing a secondary element to the surviving moated site 30m to the southwest (NHER 10145). At the same time, they could instead merely be drainage features of relatively late date, feeding the pond that lay to the east of the L-shaped ditch (shown on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map (S2)). More recent aerial photographs demonstrate that the site has since been levelled.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 29 July 2007.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Unknown date)
- MOAT? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/930 3082-3 16-OCT-1945 (NMR). |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch (1902-7) Sheet LXXXVIII.10. 25" to 1'. |
Related records
| 10145 | Related to: Medieval moat, Moat Farm (Monument) |