Site of a medieval moat at Howe Hall (EHER 1489)

The site of a moat levelled by ploughing: the site has yielded pottery finds of the 12th-13th centuries. Also a Domesday Manor.

Moat, Domesday Manor. 12th-13th century sherds found. <1> <2> North arm is wet but the south arm is dry. Fairly good condition. <3> Water supply from surface. Incomplete, rectangular. Moat as shown on 2nd ed OS, recently infilled. <4> Sketch plan of moat on back of Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) card. <5> Howe Hall, Farm, Street perhaps `Weninchou, -ing, -1086', later Obourns or Howhall 1486-93, was home of Richard `atte Hoo' (1327). Identification of DB form doubtful. <6> Photo in EHER. <7> NRHE data transfer: Moat (NR). <8> This homestead moat at Howe Hall was levelled and ploughed in about 1960. In the spring of 1965 J G S Brinson collected a small group of pottery (possibly 12th - 13th century) from the site <9>. The house is modern. <9> <2> May 1975. Field survey. As stated, there is no trace of the moat other than vague soil marks in the plough. The OS 25" shows the N&S arms as waterfilled about 8.0m wide, and infers an overall rectangular shape of about 90.0m E-W by about 60.0m transversely. Published survey (25") revised. <10>