Site of medieval moat at Folly House (EHER 6494)
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Summary
The remains of a medieval homestead moat. Documentary evidence refers to a house at the site.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 777 271 (116m by 136m) |
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Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
A small moated farmhouse stood in the angle at the junction between the roads to Halstead and Gosfield (TL 77682720). About 1428 it belonged to John Barret (at which time it was named Barrets) but he built a new house where Folly House now stands (TL 77552719) and at an unknown period the old house was taken down. <1>
November 1975. Field visit.
Two dry rectangular moated arms are visible centred TL 77732716. They measure about 70.0m long by up to 15.0m wide and 2.5m deep, and enclose a level triangular area. No trace of the northern arm survives, this was probably destroyed by road making, and no evidence of the former building was found. Published survey (25") revised. <2>
See also: <3> - <7>
Sources
- <1> SEX19949 DESC TEXT: Essex Review. 1932. Essex Review. pp.93-94.
- <2> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 PAS 28-NOV-75.
- <3> SEX21774 Map: Unknown. unknown. TL72-085.
- <4> SEX67213 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67/005/49/200.
- <5> SEX67212 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1635-4296.
- <6> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <7> SEX21773 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. TL72-085.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72-085
- NRHE identifier: 378771
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 NE 17