NHER 45145 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of a possible medieval moat
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG31SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOODBASTWICK, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
October 2006. Norfolk NMP
Cropmarks of a possible moat and associated ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These cropmarks are centred on TG 3404 1352. A rectangular enclosure cropmark is visible on a roughly west to east alignment adjacent to Salhouse Road at Panxworth. The enclosure is defined by a ditch that measures between 6m and 12m in width and has external dimensions of 70m by 64m. A 28m long section of the eastern side is not visible as a cropmark and it is not clear if the enclosure ever formed a complete circuit. A curving linear ditch, which is 4m wide, extends for 48m to the west from the northwest corner of the enclosure. A narrow linear ditch cropmark is also present inside the enclosure, running parallel and close to its south side. It is possible that this enclosure is a moat of medieval date, although there is no cartographic evidence for its existence.
J. Albone (NMP) 12 October 2006.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF65596 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1990. OS/90224 101-2 31-JUL-1990.
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Record last edited
Aug 12 2025 9:23AM