Medieval moat at Wiggens Farm, Wiggens Green (EHER 1623)
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Summary
Possible medieval moat at Wiggens Farm.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 662 424 (98m by 84m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HELIONS BUMPSTEAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Possibly moated site. <1>
Isolated site, unknown status, 15th century building(s), entrance by a causeway, water supply from surface water, single enclosure, rectangular, part destroyed, 7m wide, 2m deep, wet, ponds. <2>
Remote location, in a minor settlement. 15th century house and barn. Apparently shown on an estate map of around 1720. <3> <4>
Sketch plan on back of <3> and in <2> shows site as it was in 1959. Sketch plan with measurements on the back of <3>. <5> <6>
This source refers to an estate map of 1781 (see 1624), in possession of the owner (same as the map mentioned above?). <7>
MSRG card has a sketch-plan on the back but no details of the site. <8>
Area = 0.32
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX5736 Article in serial: Charge, B.B.. 1984. A Survey of Moated Sites Within the Area of Interest of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. 3. no.3, p.141.
- <3> SEX5869 LIST: Charge, B.B.. 1983. E10.
- <4> SEX75674 Map: c 1720. Estate Map.
- <5> SEX5870 Map: Ordnance Survey?. 1959. E10.
- <6> SEX5871 Map: Charge, B.B.. 1983. E10.
- <7> SEX5237 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.19.
- <8> SEX5872 Map: Unknown. unknown. TL64-015.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL64-015