NHER 13488 (Monument record) - Site of possible tannery

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Summary

A large, moat like feature, close to the site of a tannery marked on Faden's map of 1797. However this could be a natural feature.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NE
Civil Parish BLICKLING, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Moat like feature claimed by NCM attendant [1].
In fact large, about 50m square, raised area, about 4m from wet ditch on north and east to top, and about 2m high from field on west.
Said by National Trust informant [2] to be site of a tannery.
Visited E. Rose (NAU) 22 March 1978.

Marked on Faden's map 1797 as Tan Office.
P. Wade-Martins (NAU) believes that this is a natural feature and that the Tan Office marked by Faden is on the other side of the road, by the present farm.
E. Rose (NAU) 26 June 1985.

  • --- Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2021 8:48AM

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