Medieval moat at Coldhall Farm (EHER 6243)

Very incomplete medieval homestead moat.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Very incomplete moat at Coldhall Farm, Panfield. <1> <2> 1953. Field visit. Very incomplete homestead moat. In 1950 the OS reported the moat as in fair condition, except the north corner which was in poor condition. In 1953 the OS reported that the moat was partly dry on its northern side with a simple drain running in the middle of what had once been a double drain. <3> April 1975. Field visit. The remains of a homestead moat surround Coldhall Farm (name confirmed and not outstanding). The south-west arm of the moat is waterfilled and measures 46.0m long by 10.0m wide, but elsewhere only fragmentary remains can be found. The north arm is part-waterfilled and marshy, it eastern end re-cut for a modern drain, and partly filled by dumping. A pond is now all that remains of the eastern arm, and to the south, low ground through the garden indicates the rest of its course. Published 1:2500 correct. <4> <5> Incomplete, rectangular. Remains as indicated by OS card. <6> Sketch plan on back of MSRG card. <7>