NHER 9505 (Monument record) - Medieval moated site at Moat House or the Old Rectory
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Moat around the Old Rectory, now Moat House, an 18th century building.
Bridge on north of brick and flint, supposed to be Elizabethan; parts could well be.
Very wide arms, water filled. Formerly four bridges, but only one other, of wood, remains.
Large outer enclosure to south is as broad as the northern arms, but not accessible, bridge is falling.
Stream flows through moats.
Visited E. Rose (NAU) 9 November 1978.
Island 47.0m north to south x 40.0m transversely.
Both north and south moats together cover an area 160m north to south by 140m transversely.
OS Records.
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 13 July 1990.
March 2011. Norfolk NMP.
The moat described above was visible on aerial photographs (S1), but was obscured by trees and was therefore not mapped as it was more clearly depicted on the Ordnance Survey map.
E. Bales (NMP), 29 March 2011.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Bracon Ash.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 10 SE 13.
- <S1> SNF12740 Aerial Photograph: Derek A. Edwards. 1984. NHER TG 1700E-G (NLA 150/AWV 27-9) 27-APR-1984.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
May 23 2017 3:16PM