Mortimers medieval moated site (EHER 147)

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Summary

Remains of a homestead moat one mile south of the church.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5806 3985 (114m by 113m) Polygon corroborates with OS historic maps.
Civil Parish	ASHDON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Remains of a homestead moat one mile south of the church. <1> The plan of the moat is now incomplete but would have been rectangular. Site Assessment = In 1976 the moat consisted of two ponds in the overgrown wasteland which was once the garden of the destroyed house. <2> - <4>

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX701 Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.7.
<3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL53NE04, 1969.
<4> SEX935 LIST: Stokes, A.H.. 1976. TL53-002. TL53-002.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL53-002

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