NHER 11030 (Monument record) - Medieval moat

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Summary

This medieval moat is marked on old maps but was destroyed during construction of the Merlewood housing estate.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM18SE
Civil Parish DICKLEBURGH AND RUSHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Moat (at rectory).
E. Rose (NAU).

Moat described by (S1) in 1973: south arm complete, west and east arms partially complete. No trace of north arm. Later note (1978) and based on survey for (S2) says all but south arm filled in.
M. D. Leah (NAU), 20 December 1990.

Shown as almost complete rectangle on 1958 (S3). (S4) shows almost totally destroyed for new estate 'Merlewood'.
E. Rose (NLA), 28 August 1992.

Nothing remains of this site, as stated in NHER almost totally destroyed. Owner of house on Merlewood states that both south areas of moat and pond field were bulldozed by contractors.
H. Paterson (A&E), 20 January 2000.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Dickleburgh.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 18 SE 1.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
  • <S4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1980. Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:10 000.

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Record last edited

Jul 15 2016 12:50PM

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