Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3441 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible medieval moated site |
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Summary
It has been suggested that this rectangular area surrounded by a ditch is a medieval moated site where the predecessor of Whitwell Hall stood. However, there is no evidence of occupation on the enclosed area and the general consensus is that the ditches are more recent and were dug for drainage purposes.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0890 2119 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG02SE |
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| Parish: | REEPHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Whitwell.
Moated site claimed to exist in wood. Said to be predecessor of Whitwell Hall.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Ordnance Survey says only drainage.
E. Rose (NAU).
Probably a well preserved moat.
R. Rickett (NAU), May 1989.
The ditches form a rectangle, 35m by 25m, but are very narrow. The enclosed area shows no evidence of occupation.
The tithe map of Whitwell, 1844, shows nothing here.
Ordnance Survey Records (S1).
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 14 June 1990.
January 2002. Visit.
Ditches wet and very narrow; maximum 1m wide in managed woodland used as a wildlife education centre. Staff say drainage ditches were cut in recent past.
H. Paterson (A&E), 16 January 2001.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Unknown date)
- 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. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Reepham. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 02 SE 16. |
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