NHER 45359 (Building record) - Post medieval folly
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORTON ON THE HILL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2000. Visit.
On drive to Morton Hall (NHER 7726).
Rounded folly-like structure, topped with blocks of reused stone presumably from St Margaret's Church (NHER 7725).
Information from (S1) in file for NHER 7725.
Water was pumped from a cistern (NHER 13764) in the churchyard of St Margaret's to the folly to create water falls. The folly is now derelict.
Information from [1].
The National Grid Reference given is approximate. It was determined by matching the description above with an appropriate feature visible on the current Ordnance Survey 1:10000 base map (S2). The grid reference may need revising in the future.
D. Robertson (NLA), 4 July 2006.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 7725.
- <S1> SNF64191 Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 2000. Addendum to building report. Building Report.
- <S2> SNF52443 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2000. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 (revised 2000).
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2022 7:35AM