Record Details
| NHER Number: | 21724 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of possible medieval church, Dunton |
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Summary
The foundations of a large building were ploughed up at this site in the 1970s. The building has been identified as the remains of a Late Saxon or Norman church, possibly St Mary's at Doughton, NHER 14898, but the building could also be the remains of a substantial farmhouse.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 880 293 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF82NE |
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| Parish: | DUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1970s.
North of Doughton hamlet (now mostly demolished).
Large foundations ploughed up.
Said to have been identified as 'a large Saxo-Norman church' but identity of person is not known.
Could be site of Doughton Church (see NHER 14898) but informant is sceptical; could equally well have been some domestic building e.g. a large farmhouse.
E. Rose (NAU) 20 September 1985.
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Unknown date)
- CHURCH (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. |
Related records - none
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