NHER 25491 (Monument record) - Site of Skoyles' Barn, Dairy Field

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Summary

In 1989 the cropmark of a building was identified as a possible Roman villa. The subsequent discovery of post medieval building material suggested that the building was more likely to be associated with the Holkham Estate. This field was known as 'Skoyles' Field' on 19th century estate maps and a 19th century estate survey mentions 'Skoyles' Barn', which was built in the early 19th century and demolished by the 1850s.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF84SE
Civil Parish	HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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4 October 1989. Site visit to possible Roman villa cropmark site.
Aerial photographs, June 1989 reference DKZ, not yet plotted.
Context 1 at TF 8720 4296 approximately. Villa like building recently subsoiled. Scatter of brick fragments and chalk lumps. Post medieval.
Context 2 at TF 8725 4295 approximately. Circular scatter of brick,chalk and slate fragments. Post medieval.
See report in file.
D. Gurney (NAU) 6 October 1989.

1989.
See (S1) in file suggesting that this may have been a hotel for use with sheep shearings of 1778 to 1821; latter building has been previously associated with Model Farm (NHER 1802 context 9).
E. Rose (NAU) 12 January 1990.

1 March 1990.
Final research (see correspondence & report in file) suggests that the villa like building may be Skoyle's Barn.
D. Gurney (NLA) 1 March 1990 & 18 February 1997.

1970. Ordnance Survey air photography.
See NMP plot in file.
The south end of the central range has at least 2 rooms, one with a ?tiled area or hardstanding.
A central area of hardstanding could be a threshing floor.
A. Miller (Suffolk CC NMP)
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 February 2002.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF50508 Aerial Photograph: TF 874215, 22.
--- SNF11769 Aerial Photograph: TF8742 B-G,H-T,W-AU.
--- SNF62260 Correspondence: Hassall, W.O.. 1990. Letters. February.
--- SNF62261 Correspondence: Robinson, J.M.. 1990. Letter. 24 January.
--- SNF9535 Photograph: DKZ.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
--- SNF62262 Unpublished Document: Gurney, D.. The Holkham 'Villa' or 'Skoyles' Barn'..
<S1> SNF6266 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. 1997. The Holkham 'Villa' or 'Skoyles' Barn'. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 527-528.
<S1> SNF62259 Correspondence: Gurney, D.. 1990. Letter. 12 January.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (3)

ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROOF SLATE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 2:11PM