Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11105 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval moat |
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Summary
A rectangular homestead moat (not manorial). The moats remain water filled, but there is no trace of the former building on the central island, which is covered by an orchard.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 2023 7996 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM27NW |
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| Parish: | BROCKDISH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Moat (OS). Visited 1990.
A subrectangular homestead moat situated on flat ground. It is complete and waterfilled and measures 56.0m north to
south and 36.0m east to west. The arms are 1.5m deep and 11.0m across at the widest point. A modern footbridge spans the east arm. The interior of the moat is an orchard and is covered with nettles, but there is no evidence of a former building. (S1).
R.J.Rickett (NAU) 7 September 1990.
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 27 NW 4 [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. Brockdish. |
| <S1> | Archive: National Archaeological Record. |
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