Monument record 2206/0/2 - Medieval ditch, Armston

Farm ditch, formerly classified as a moat. In the 19th century, the ditch ran for some 80m into an adjacent spinney.

{2} A long wide ditch, up to 2m deep, marked as a 'moat' on OS maps, on the north side of the Green. At its west end it turns south and widens into a pond. In 1840 this ditch extended for some 80m further south. At its west end it runs into Horse Close Spinney and turns north through it.

{3} In fact, just a pond and a wet ditch, not a moat.

{4} A combination of irregular farm pond and wet ditch; the features do not, and ground inspection suggests they never have, formed part of an enclosure. Pending historical substantiation the classification of authority {7} is most suspect.

{5} No change.

{7} [TL 0603 8601] Moat [GT]

<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.77 site 5 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77379.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, TL08NE12 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Seaman, BH, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 BHS 07-MAY-62 (Notes). SNN111907.

<5> Seaman, BH, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 BHS 29-AUG-69 (Notes). SNN111907.

<6> 1840, Armston Tithe Map (Map). SNN6169.

<7> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), OS 6" 1958 (Map). SNN112944.

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:54PM