Medieval to post-medieval moat or drainage ditch, near The Forge Farm (EHER 9401)
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Summary
Alleged moat, but the shallow depression in an orchard is more likely to be for field drainage.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 880 313 (80m by 58m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHITE COLNE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Possible moat shown on OS 6". <1>
August 1976. Field visit.
This feature has now gone apart from a shallow depression in an orchard. It was probably for field drainage and not a moat. <2> <3>
1970s. Field visit.
Incomplete rectangular moat. The cottage has a single trench by its south side. Some distance to the south-east the 1885 map shows a ditch system of which the only remainder is the round pond feature, now about 1m deep, and treated as a dump in the orchard planted around it. <4> <5>
Sketch plan on back of MSRG card and on back of SMR sheet. <6> <7>
See also: <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL83SE20, 1976.
- <3> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 GJM 06-AUG-76.
- <4> SEX52758 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Stokes, A.H. (MSRG). 1970s. Moated Site Research Group MSRG card. TL83-050, desc.
- <5> SEX29921 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1885. MAP by OS. 6".
- <6> SEX52758 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Stokes, A.H. (MSRG). 1970s. Moated Site Research Group MSRG card. TL83-050, map.
- <7> SEX52758 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Stokes, A.H. (MSRG). 1970s. Moated Site Research Group MSRG card. map.
- <8> SEX29922 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. TL83SE. 6".
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL83-050
- NRHE identifier: 381758
- National Monuments Record: TL 83 SE 20