Scheduled Ancient Monument: MOATED SITE AT FENTON'S FARM (21306)

The monument includes a moated site, situated at the boundary between the parishes of Dennington, to the south and east, and Tannington, which lies to the north west. The island, which is sub-rectangular in plan and unoccupied, is raised approximately 0.5m above the external ground level and has maximum dimensions of 40m north east - south west by 38m north west - south east. The moat which surrounds the island is approximately 1.6m deep, with arms measuring between 9m and 12m in width, and it is crossed by a causeway on the south western side. The line of the north western arm extends from the western angle of the moat in a projecting pond approximately 26m long and up to 13m wide; and 14m to the south east of this is a parallel but much shorter outward projection, flanking the southern side of the causeway. The moat remains water-logged, with some shallow, open water on the eastern side. Farm buildings abutting the moat on the north western side are excluded from the scheduling, as is a telegraph pole near the causeway, but the ground beneath these features is included.