NHER 13068 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated and medieval earthworks, ditches, moats and linear features

Cropmark of small square enclosure (moat - D. Edwards (NAU)) with track leading away to northeast, also linear features.
E. Rose (NAU).

In fields to the north of above there are further linear cropmarks.
Some of these are parallel.
J. Bown (NAU) 27 October 1980.

17 January 1978. Site located by E. Rose (NAU).
Area extended to include above, which is also area marked as '?old lake' on NCM map by R. R. Clarke (NCM) 'from aerial photographs' (1946 RAF?). Presumably he meant the large dark underlying patch, which is a possibility, or it could be geological. There are also two small circular features but these are considered to be natural by J. Bown (NAU)
Located E. Rose (NAU) 17 January 1978.

1980s.
Informant stated in 1987 that 'there was a broad pasture behind (Wayland) farmhouse and beyond that a meadow known as Hall Pasture. There was a dip in the ground said to be the remains of the Hall'. This was visible from the attics of the house and there were deep fox earths there. This sounds as if it comes within this site, but not the possible moat noted at southwest corner as that is too far away; but might possibly refer to NHER 8817.
E. Rose (NAU) 4 September 1987.

December 1989.
Area of moat ploughed and under stubble. Area of remaining marks and 'old lake' (now a marsh) proposed for tree planting.
Faint possible hollow way and marks of quarrying - see report in file.
Site mentioned by informant must be within this area owing to lie of land, but no trace of anything resembling site of hall.
Information from D. Edwards (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU) 11 December 1989.

1997.
Site extended to south to take in area of rough grassland which has a continuation of the causeway to north and other ditches, which may well be common edge ditches - the causeway being the common.
The possible moat fragment is not very convincing, given its relationship to the east-to-west causeway.
The central area - surrounded by a ditch and assumed to have been a lake is a possible decoy, but no convincing shaped arms are seen.
Sketch plot in file.
B. Cushion (NLA) August 1997.

The earthworks at the south end mentioned above are still present in January 2001.
E. Rose (NLA) January 2001.

February 2011. Oblique Aerial Photograph.
Medieval Earthworks can be seen in waterlogged conditions.
Photos taken by Steve Wilson.
See (S1) for further details.
D. Lefeuvre (HES), 14 March 2011.

December 2006.
Earthworks can be seen on Google Earth imagery.
See (S2) for further details.
D. Lefeuvre (HES), 14 March 2011.

For details of two ring ditches previously recorded under this number, see NHER 55708.
A. Cattermole (HES), 15 June 2011.