Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9977 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval moated enclosure and building remains |
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Summary
This moated site is marked by the Ordnance Survey as the site of St Michael's Chapel. However, the chapel was probably on the adjacent hill making this a domestic site. In 1988, flint building materials were found here and in 1997 a number of building platforms and drainage ditches were noted. Sherds of Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery have also been recovered from this area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 1939 9589 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM19NE |
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| Parish: | TASBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Moated site, apparently marked by Ordnance Survey as site of St Michael's Chapel.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) points out that the chapel was probably on the adjacent hill and this site is domestic.
February 1988.
Trenched by Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society.
Flint building material found.
Mrs Addington regards as site of Uphall and Boylands Manor (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 21 February 1983.
December 1997. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000.
Moat, probable leat, fish ponds and building platforms, with various drainage ditches.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA):
Roman: one base and one body sherd greyware, one body sherd micaceous pale brown with grey exterior.
Late Saxon: one shelly, probably St Neots, body sherd.
Medieval: one base glazed, one ginger jar rim, early medieval unglazed. Four body sherds unglazed.
See report (S2) for plan and further details. This site is amongst those included in (S3) and the survey is also noted in (S4).
B. Cushion (NLA), 18 December 1997.
7 November 2007. Excellent condition. Under pasture, some thistles, old trees on edges of island. Highland cattle still present but only disturbance is a track along the outer lip of the west arm. The cattle clearly wallow in the channels. Island is free of disturbance. East arm, and channel leading sway to north, waterfilled. Owner did not take up option of management agreement due to proposed change of ownership.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 November 2007.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Undated)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Undated)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TM1995G. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 19 NE 7 [3]. |
| --- | 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 - Medieval. Tasburgh. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Addington, S. 1982. Landscape and Settlements in South Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVIII Pt II pp 97-139. pp 111-112. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1997. Tharston SMR9976 & Tasburgh SMF9977. Earthwork Survey Report. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 126. |
| <S4> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 206. |
Related records
| 9976 | Related to: Undated earthworks and Roman/medieval inhumations, Chapel Meadow Hill (Monument) |
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