Medieval moat at Battles Manor, Manuden (EHER 3855)

The medieval moat at Battles Manor is rectangular, enclosing the garden and the site of the former house.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: The moat was rectangular, enclosing the garden and the site of the former house. Only the north and south arms remain. The house (1660) contains earlier material and stands to the north east of the earlier house. The garden (to the south west of the 1660 house) is partly enclosed by a brick wall, two portions of which appear to be older than the house. <1> The north and south arms of the moat are waterfilled, the south arm being 60m long and the north arm 52m long, and both 12m wide. There is no trace of the east or the west arms. The garden between the two moat arms contains a heavy scatter of tile fragments indicating a former structure, probably the original house, for which the present (1975) owner holds documentary evidence dating back to the 14th century. <2> <3> 1975. Field survey. The north and south arms of the homestead moat are waterfilled, each 60.0m long and 12.0m wide; there is no trace of the east and west arms. Published survey (25") revised. <4> See also: <5> <6>