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Record Details

NHER Number:	6230
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Site of medieval and Georgian Kelling Hall

Summary

The remains of medieval and Georgian Kelling Hall. The Georgian building was built to the south of the medieval hall. Both are now in ruins. Parts of the medieval moated structure were excavated in 1986 and 1987 when a turret stair, garderobe and possible forebuilding were recorded. Pieces of Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon and post medieval pottery were recovered. Later metal detecting found Roman coins, part of an Early Saxon brooch and two pieces of medieval pilgrim badge.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	TG 0919 4178
Map Sheet:	TG04SE
Parish:	KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Moated remains of medieval hall adjacent to site of Georgian hall which replaced it.

15 April 1980. Visit.
Site of the Georgian hall. Now occupied by greenhouses, a walled garden and an overgrown platform of earth above the pojnd. No traces of pre 18th or 19th century work.
E. Rose (NAU), April 1980.

1986. Excavations by NARG.
Medieval flint turret and stretches of wall. Forebuilding? and garderobe pit discovered.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 29 April 1986.

1987.
Iron Age, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
See list in file and (S2).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 3 Dec 1987.

1997. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coins, Early Saxon brooch, medieval pilgrim badge.
See details in file.
(S2) and description in file.
V. Fryer (NCM) 6 June 1997.

Monument Types

HEARTH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
GARDEN WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
GLASSHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
GREAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CANDLE HOLDER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
INSCRIBED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

SHINE

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: HLJ.
---	Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy, B. 1961. Some Norfolk Halls. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXII pp 163-208. p 189.
---	Aerial Photograph: TG0941 F-H,L,M.
---	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---	Article in Serial: Dollin, B. W. and Carruthers, B. 1997. Excavations at Kelling Old Hall. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 453-467.
---	Illustration: 1991. Drawings showing Earthwork survey, Axonometric projection showing stair turret, hearth and south door sill, and Survey showing moat bank, Kelling Old Hall.
---	Photograph: Photographs of the Site of medieval and Georgian Kelling Hall, Kelling. Black & white.
---	Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Kelling.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
<S1>	Unpublished Document: Dollin, B.W.. 1986. Discovery and Recovery at Kelling. April.
<S2>	Map: Finder's Map..

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