Norfolk Heritage Explorer

Location

Full description

19 April 1976. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Earthworks.
D. Voisey (NLA), 20 January 1995.

An L-shaped pond, shown on Ordnance Survey maps has associated boundary features as drainage ditches to the north and adjacent similar features to south and east. Ditches up to 0.5 deep, about 4m wide to south and east, up to 8m to north.
The meandering ditch to east may be the boundary of Lister Wood, shown on 1840 Tithe Map (S1) within which the pond is situated. A platform up to 0.3m high is to the west of pond and is approached from the north by what may be a causeway.
Pottery from platform comprises:
One rim sherd medieval unglazed (jar)
One body sherd medieval unglazed (large and fresh)
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 March 1993.
Possible toft.
B. Cushion (NLA), March 1993.

Site under good pasture, grazed by cattle in the summer months. Details as on NHER.
H. Paterson (A&E), 27 November 1998.

February 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks and earthworks of medieval to post medieval field boundaries, enclosures, a possible wood boundary, a pond and a possible toft, are visible on aerial photographs in the vicinity and have been recorded as NHER 53419.
E. Bales (NMP), 19 February 2010

Monument Types

• BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• TOFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

• SHINE

Sources and further reading

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Find out more...

• Parish Summary: Little Ellingham (Parish Summary)