Shingle Hall moated site, Epping Upland (EHER 3727)
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Summary
The site of Shingle Hall, a medieval to post-medieval moat and manor house. The house was demolished in 1899 (cottages now occupy the site), but the homestead moat still remains.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 448 053 (119m by 114m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EPPING UPLAND, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Moated site. Subrectangular, now dry moat measuring overall 100 m north-south by 75-110 m east-west. The north arm and part of the east arm have lately been filled in, the remainder of the moat is in a poor state and much overgrown. The arms are 10 m wide. The original entrance was probably midway in the west side where there is a causeway. The possible medieval manor house was demolished in 1899. Cottages now occupy the site. <1> <2> <4> - <8>
Moated Site Research Group, 1974:
The north length and the north half of the west length are filled in but their lines can be followed except at the north east corner where there was probably a causeway. The east length is part filled and the pond is full of builders' rubbish. Enclosure raised 0.5m on the west. Mentioned as a manor in 1304. <3>
Sketch plan on back of MSRG card. <3b>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2a> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL40NW01, 1971.
- <2b> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Phillips, A.S., 10-SEP-71.
- <3b> SEX52758 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Stokes, A.H. (MSRG). 1970s. Moated Site Research Group MSRG card. TL40-012, map, 1974.
- <3a> SEX52758 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Stokes, A.H. (MSRG). 1970s. Moated Site Research Group MSRG card. TL40-012, desc, 1974.
- <4> SEX183 Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. p 64.
- <5> SEX25427 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1966. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol V (VCH). p 126-127.
- <6> SEX287 Monograph: Morant, P.. 1768. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. p 49.
- <7> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p 24.
- <8> SEX13460 DESC TEXT: Wright, T.. 1835. History of Essex.
- <9> SEX67063 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. CPE-UK 2135-4165.
- <10> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL40-012
- NRHE identifier: 369786
- National Monuments Record: TL 40 NW 1