Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19277 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval moat |
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Summary
A large, rectangular medieval moat, shown on a map of 1766, visible as earthworks.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7599 0463 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF70SE |
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| Parish: | BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Large rectangular moat marked on map 1766, see (S1).
Access refused by farm manager at Shingham Farm because 'some plates were ploughed up some years ago'.
Claimed no traces of moat found in ploughing, but earthworks thought to be visible from a distance.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 June 1983.
Monument Types
- EARTHWORK (Undated)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Thomas Spencer. 1766. [unknown]. NRO 24-7-1979 P153A. |
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