NHER 2874 (Monument record) - Medieval moated site of Drayton Hall

Site of Drayton Hall, with moat indicated (Ordnance Survey).
Visited by E. Rose (NAU), 5 July 1978. No trace in field of corn.

2874 context 1 from southeast corner; medieval pottery, and patch of Rhenish lava querns immediately to west, claimed by [1] and in his possession in 1960s.
E. Rose (NAU).

January/February 1998. Metal detecting.
Four medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 March 1998.

1998. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 1998.

November to December 1999. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 January 2000.

April/May 2001. Metal detecting.
Four medieval coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 June 2001.

November/December 2003. Metal detecting.
Five medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 January 2004.

March 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The medieval moated site of Drayton Hall, described above, is visible as cropmarks and low earthworks on aerial photographs (S1-S2) and visualised lidar data (S3). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017), it is likely that any earthworks visible on the visualisations still survive. The three-sided ditched enclosure of the moat more or less correlates with its depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map (S4). Cropmarks and earthworks recorded in the surrounding area (NHER 68208 and 68207) may include elements contemporary with the moated site.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 21 March 2024.