Site of medieval manor and moat, Reynes Manor House, Chapel Hill (EHER 6241)

The site of a Manor House and medieval moat, the earthworks have been levelled by ploughing. There is also a fishpond which has been altered for use as a modern pond.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Moat (NR) Fishpond (NR). <1> Traces of foundation mounds indicated the site of Reynes Manor are visible on the summit of Chapel Hill. At the foot of the hill are there mains of a fishpond. <2> January 1950. Field survey. Uneven ground suggestive of foundations is visible on the south side of the moat which is dry, in fair condition, and correct as shown on 6". The remains of the fishpond is marked by marshy ground and by banks; that to the east being about 1.5m high and 3.0m wide, the north slope is about 1.0m high and the west slope about 0.5m high, the south very slight. Fishpond delineated on 6" record sheet. <3> <4> March 1974. Field survey. The site of Reynes Manor House (the same could not be verified) and the moat have been ploughed over, and nothing remains but ground disturbance and patches of gravel. No evidence could be gained on the existence of a chapel in the area. There is nothing shown on the Tithe Map of 1838. The pond described above, has been dredged and refilled and is no longer recognisable as a medieval feature; the only original feature is a retaining bay about 50.0m long by 1.2m high. A further pond has been dug to the east. Published survey (25") revised. <5> <6> A tracing of the OS 1975 plan. <7> On MSRG written sheet as a "possible moat". <8> A rectangular cropmark on APs may be the moated site or could result from intersecting field boundaries. <9> See also: <10> <11>