Record Details
| NHER Number: | 56857 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Knights Gate, Walsingham Abbey |
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Summary
Ornamented gateway in the precinct wall to north of the Priory at Walsingham. This was constructed in the Victorian period but contains medieval components.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9356 3685 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93NW |
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| Parish: | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
ORIGINALLY PART OF NHER 2029.
March 2012.
Ornamented gateway in the precinct wall to north of the Priory leading to the Shrine of Our lady of Walsingham. Small pointed doorway below two larger arches set in a Victorian tower. This may have been built on the foundations of the medieval Knights Gate in part of the original precinct wall. Recorded as being in fair condition in 2008, although some vegetation in the masonry. Information from (S1)
K. Powell (HES), 20 March 2012
Monument Types
- GATE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD to 2100 AD)
- PRIORY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Historic Landscape Management. 2008. Walsingham Abbey Grounds. Landscape Conservation Strategy. Historic Landscape Management. |
Related records
| 56859 | Part of: Abbey House Park, Walsingham (Monument) |
| 2029 | Part of: St Mary's Priory, Walsingham (Monument) |