Medieval moat at Liston Hall Farm (EHER 6851)

The moat at Liston Hall Farm is incomplete and now nearly dry. It surrounded Liston Hall, an early 17th century and later house.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Moat (NR). <1> The moat at Liston Hall Farm is incomplete and now nearly dry. It surrounded Liston Hall, an early 17th century and later house. <2> <3> 1953. Field visit. In 1950 the south-west angle of the moat was still extant, on average 9m x 1.5m deep, "almost dry but in fairly good condition". Was a conspicuous feature but completely dry in 1953. Photo of moat and house on OS card. <4> April 1975. Field visit. The remains of a homestead moat surround Liston Hall Farm which is as described by <3>, but is not outstanding (see photograph). The moat survives mainly as a raised platform and there is a similar one to the north but no trace of a structure was found on it. Only part of its northwestern arm is waterfilled, elsewhere it has all been drained. Published 1:2500 revised. <5> <6> Plan in SMR, presumably tracing from OS plan. <7> 1978. Field visit. Double, incomplete, irregular. No enclosure banks. Possibly moated enclosure - are bounded by two trackways is sunk c1.5m. A small stream runs across the site. The house is on raised ground, could have been surrounded by ponds and marsh. <8> Sketch plan, section, on back MSRG card, also on back of SMR sheet. <9> - <12> Five photos in the SMR, three show the house. <13> Area = 0.6 See also: <13>