NHER 1692 (Monument record) - Medieval moat

April 1984. Field Observation.
Vistied by E. Rose (NAU).
Moated site cut by parish boundary - manorial site? Roughly circular, water filled, very good condition. South side infilled and covered by farm buildings, but traces of earthworks of southwest corner visible in pasture. House (NHER 69585) is one wing of an Elizabethan E or half H-shaped house. South gable wall has polygonal angle turrets, stepped, windows on three levels but replaced in 19th century. East wall has towards south end a massive external stack (top replaced) its base hidden by later extentions. West wall has ground floor covered by conservatory; on upper floor traces of two large windows now infilled and cut by later ones, and at north end a blocked upper doorway formerly giving into upper floor of main block now demolished. North end rebuilt after demolition with tall wing projecting slightly to east - seems
late 18th/early 19th century. When complete, house would have been off centre to moat towards west. Moat seems clearly to predate house.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 6 April 1984. Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2025.

1973.
Former minor fishponds to the east. Rubbish-filled in part, shortly to be destroyed for farm extensions.
R.J. Rickett (NAU), 3 May 1990.

Moat widens to around 10m to northwest corner, probably landscaped as garden pond, crossed by brick bridge, fringed with willows. East end receiving farm effluent and stagnant, shaded by overhanging trees, and becoming filled with farm refuse to extreme south end.
See (S2).
H. Paterson (NAU), March 1991.

April 2003. Scheduled.
Moat and earthworks to east scheduled, along with earthworks in field to west (NHER 29361) scheduled. House not included.
Expanded to encompass the full scheduled area. Former extent (i.e. just the moated site) recorded as Context 1.
See (S3) for further details.
M. Horlock (NLA), 13 August 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2025.