Medieval moat at Mundon Hall (EHER 7833)

The remains of a medieval moat enclosing the church (EHER 38534) and Mundon hall (EHER 39285). It has been suggested that the size of the moat could indicate the presence of a possible deserted medieval village but no evidence has been recorded to prove this to be the case.

'Moated site enclosing the church, hall etc and now incomplete'. <1> A possible deserted medieval village (DMV). <2> April 1972. Field survey. 'To the East and North of Mundon Hall is a ditch, partly waterfilled, about 230m long, around 15m in average width, and up to 1.5m deep. It continues South as a narrow drainage ditch for 90m to TL 8813 0253, where it turns West at right angles along the South margin of 'The Plantation'. There it is 8m wide, 1m deep and partly waterfilled. At TL 8802 0247 it turns North and continues as a drainage ditch for around 60m. These ditches probably represent the mutilated remains of a large moat enclosing or partially enclosing the hamlet. There are no traces of any continuation on the South and West sides. Mundon Hall (TL 8795 0271) is Georgian and not outstanding.' <3> <4> Incomplete OS plan card in record. <3> Incomplete, rectangular. <5> Sketch on back MSRG card, presumably from OS. <6> (TL 8807 0270) Moat (NR). <7> The area within the enclosure is devoid of earthworks and there are neither archaeological nor historical records from which to demonstrate the presence of settlement remains within. The position of the church, the earliest feature of which is a 14th century window, certainly suggests that Mundon Hall has a medieval precursor, although there appears to be no documentary evidence to support this assumption. Due to the inconclusive nature of the enclosure and the lack of evidence for settlement remains, the site does not fulfil the requirements to be put forward for scheduling. <8> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Note: EHER 16087 is an undated ditched enclosure which may be part of an annexe to the medieval moat.