Medieval moat or drainage ditch at Fann's Farm (EHER 1196)
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Summary
Originally considered to be a homestead moat, an Ordnance Survey site visit in 1975 suggested it was a drainage ditch.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6663 2864 (112m by 147m) Polygon derived from OS historic maps. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE BARDFIELD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Homestead moat at Fann's Farm (House not dated by RCHM or DOE (HHR)). <1> <2>
Incomplete, rectangular. It is 7m wide, 4m on the north, 2m deep to the water, 1.5m on the north. In arable country. One pond adjacent. Isolated. <3>
Tracing of sketch plan by Stokes from OS 25" and site visit is on back of MSRG typed card and on back of SMR sheet. <4>
Probably the home of Hugh de la Fenne (1235). Also mentioned in 1336. <5>
Three photos in SMR. <6>
April 1975. Field survey.
Around the farm is an irregular cut sub-rectangular drainage enclosure measuring overall about 100.0m east to west by 140.0m transversely and from about 2.0 to 4.0m in width. The pattern is common to this region and at no point does the ditch resemble a protective homestead moat. <7> <8>
Moat (NR). <9>
Area = 0.8
Sources
- <1> SEX701 Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.108.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL62NE01, 1950.
- <3> SEX4358 LIST: Stokes, A.H.. 1977. TL62-012. TL62-012.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL62-012, 1977.
- <5> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p.505.
- <6> SEX4360 Photograph: Stokes, A.H.. 1977. TL62-012. 3 frames.
- <7> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL62NE01, 1975.
- <8> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 JRL 02-APR-75.
- <9> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1960.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL62-012
- NRHE identifier: 376257
- National Monuments Record: TL 62 NE 1