16th century drainage ditch at Grange Farmhouse, Radwinter (EHER 1534)

Originally thought to have a medieval moat. No evidence of a moat around the house could be seen, although there was a small sub rectangular ditched enclosure to the north east, which appears to be for drainage.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Formerly manor house, moat here. <1> <2> Possible moat, 9m wide, 1.5m deep to the water. Three sheets of water in the grounds which slope to the west. Two are above the house, on the same level, are irregular. The 3rd is lower than the others. This is a long straight lake - may be the side of a wide moat but no physical feature connects it with the other two ponds of the house. <3> Sketch plan on the back of MSRG card. <4> Three photos in SMR. <5> No evidence of a surrounding moat but drainage ditches to the north east form a rectangular enclosure. <6> in <1> January 1978. Field survey. No evidence of a moat around the house can be seen although there is a small sub-rectangular ditched enclosure to the north east. The ditch is of maximum width 1.5m and the feature appears to be only drainage. An elongated pond to the west is ornamental. No moat is shown on the Tithe Map <7>. <8>