Possible medieval moat at Tolleshunt Farm (EHER 11416)

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Summary

A ditch at Tolleshunt Farm, previously thought to be a moat.

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Grid reference Centred TL 9180 1112 (23m by 118m)
Civil Parish TOLLESHUNT D'ARCY, MALDON, ESSEX

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Description

Moat. <1> Incomplete rectangular enclosure; sketch plan on back of Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) card. <2> <3> Tolleshunt farm probably to be associated with the family of Robert de Tolleshunt, 1224. <4> NRHE data transfer: Moat [G.T.]. <5> November 1949. Field survey. Moat correct as shewn. Condition fair. This moat is not listed by the Royal Comm. of Hist. Mons. <6> April 1960. Field survey. Probably not a moat. The house, Tolleshunt Farm, lies upon a west-facing slope with the earthwork below it. Due to the topographical position of the farmhouse, it would be virtually impossible to moat it on any other side, and there are no traces of earthworks of any nature elsewhere. The ditch, waterfilled, is certainly artificial, but by itself, defensively, it would have been useless. <7> Tolleshunt Farm is listed as a moated site in a study of moated settlements in the Blackwater Region. <8>

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  • <1> DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> LIST: Unknown. unknown. TL91-013.
  • <3> Map: Unknown. unknown. TL91-013.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p.308.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923. OS 6 inch 1923. Essex 56 NE (1924 edit.) G.W.R. 29.11.49.
  • <6> PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. G. W. Ridyard, 29.11.49.
  • <7> PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. ASP 22-APR-60.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Cook, P. J.. 1960. Dissertation: Moated Settlements in the Blackwater Region.

Other References

  • Old SMR Number: TL91-013
  • NRHE identifier: 383717
  • National Monuments Record: TL 91 SW 24

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