Record Details
| NHER Number: | 45359 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Post medieval folly |
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Summary
A derelict post medieval folly located beside a drive to Morton Hall (NHER 7726). It is a round tower-like structure which includes reused medieval stonework. Water was pumped from a cistern (NHER 13764) in the nearby churchyard to artificial water falls in the folly.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 12489 15798 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11NW |
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| Parish: | MORTON ON THE HILL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 2000. Visit.
On drive to Morton Hall (NHER 7726).
Rounded folly-like structure, topped with blocks of reused stone presumably from St Margaret's Church (NHER 7725).
Information from (S1) in file for NHER 7725.
Water was pumped from a cistern (NHER 13764) in the churchyard of St Margaret's to the folly to create water falls. The folly is now derelict.
Information from [1].
The National Grid Reference given is approximate. It was determined by matching the description above with an appropriate feature visible on the current Ordnance Survey 1:10000 base map (S2). The grid reference may need revising in the future.
D. Robertson (NLA), 4 July 2006.
Monument Types
- FOLLY (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 7725. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 2000. Addendum to building report. Building Report. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 2000. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 (revised 2000). |
Related records
| 13764 | Related to: Post medieval water cistern in churchyard of St Margaret's Church (Building) |
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