Monument record 2166/5/1 - Possible medieval moat, north-west of The Hall

Possible Medieval moat, which consists of a small rectangular island surrounded on three sides by a ditch up to 7 metres wide and 1 metre deep. There is a rectangular pond on the north east side. The interior of the site is flat and level with the adjacent land, and the surrounding ditch is linked to other ditches which divide the nearby areas of ridge and furrow.

{1} Earthworks of a possible moat in permanent pasture 150m NW of The Hall on flat land. The site consists of a small rectangular island surrounded on three sides by a ditch up to 7m wide and 1m deep. There is a rectangular pond on the NE side. The interior of the site is flat and level with the adjacent land, and the surrounding ditch is linked to other ditches which divide the nearby areas of ridge and furrow.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.29 Site 2 & Fig. 38 (Series). SNN77379.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, TL0680/1-4 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> RAF VAP, 106G-UK-635/4085 (Photographs). SNN48198.

<4> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:TL0680/1-4 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<5> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), 890538 (Archive). SNN113295.

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Feb 4 2025 7:54PM