Undated moat or farm ponds at Lovecott Farm (EHER 4660)

An alleged moat that the OS 1975 field survey thought were farm ponds.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Moat (NR). <1> Fragments of a homestead moat, 2 miles south-south-east of the church. <2> <3> 1966. Field survey. In poor condition. Part waterfilled, part dry. Site Assessment = In poor condition in 1966, part overgrown. <4> 1975. Field survey. The alleged moat comprises an L-shaped farm pond (present in nearly all Essex farms) to the east of the house, and a ditch to the north, varying from 6.0m to 2.0m wide. These features are at about the same level and probably connected originally, nevertheless their proportion do not resemble, in their present form, a homestead moat. Published survey (25") revised. <5> 1976. Field survey. Incomplete, rectangular, flat enclosure. Moat is 6m wide, 1m deep to the water. Moat widens to form a pond. <6> Sketch plan on back MSRG card shows two fragments. The western one has a west arm and had two others to north and south, leading eastwards. These arms are shown as filled on the plan. The eastern fragment widens to form a pond. Parts filled-in. <7> Two photos in SMR. <8>