Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7315 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible medieval moat |
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Summary
This is the site of a possible medieval moat, shown as a pond on an Ordnance Survey map. A watching brief carried out by the Norfolk Archaeological Unit in 2000 revealed medieval or post medieval ditches which may have been associated with the possible moat. Medieval pottery and post medieval brick has been found on the site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0781 1109 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01SE |
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| Parish: | EAST TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pond on (S1) resembling portion of a moat
Site visited E. Rose (NAU) 1 February 1978.
Totally ploughed out, no trace.
Site seen by B. Cushion on (S2) and visited, a slight depression seen.
Infill of recent building material and lighter soil.
B. Cushion noted some 'medieval fragments.' also in fill, but only brought in what he found on surface just to southeast which were 7 medieval coarse sherds, 2 medieval glazed sherds.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU); material donated.
E. Rose (NLA).
June to July 2000. Watching Brief.
Recorded ditches and other features of possible medieval or later date.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 March 2001.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GULLY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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. Tuddenham (East). |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1973. OS 73.240.219. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Common Lane, East Tuddenham. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 563. |
| <S4> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 711. |
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