Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8865 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of medieval building and earthworks |
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Summary
Excavations in this area in 1960 exposed massive flint and mortar foundations of what is thought to be a medieval building. Some earthworks, possible identified as the remains of medieval embankments or moats were noted. A site visit in 1996 indicated that although the field was now under arable use, some slight undulations still remained.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 059 093 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG00NE |
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| Parish: | RUNHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1960. Field west of Frogshall Farm.
Foundations visible.
Noted by D. R. Howlett
Copied from NCM card (S1) by R. R. Clarke (NCM).
P. Wade-Martins explains that this refers to an excavation by himself as a boy in which massive flint and mortar foundations were exposed. Howlett visited the dig.
1980. Site visit.
Field in pasture, full of earthworks. A long bank (?side of hollow way) runs east to west from a gateway in the west side; other earthworks form rectangles which could be toft sites. None of the earthworks continue outside the field, except for a pond on the north.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 November 1980.
Whole field now under arable. Slight undulations visible in young cereal crop.
H. Paterson (NLA), 4 March 1998.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: R27-36. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: DoE. TG0509A-B. |
| --- | 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 - Miscellaneous. Runhall (Welbourne). |
Related records - none
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