Monument record CAC 015 - The Mardle, The Street
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 511 897 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM58NW |
| Civil Parish | CARLTON COLVILLE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Circular moat (Medieval?) named The Mardle. Said to have been water filled, with the water getting `very low during the hot summer, but does not dry up entirely' in 1926 (S1). `The central island at the Mardle is fairly hard ground. The present tenant remembers a few bricks being found there some years ago, but there was nothing like the foundations of any building... The bottom of the moat is also fairly hard. The two breaks in the circle of water still exist... one to the N-E and the other slightly to the E of S' (S1). `I understand from the locals that the moat was filled in some years ago and the site is very overgrown' (S2).
Part of a second parallel ditch is shown to the N on the 1:2500 1927 map. Other maps not checked.
1997: Site evaluated - shown to have been mostly destroyed, probably by gravel extraction between 1927 and the 1960s & infilled during the 1960s. Details in (S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF3443 (No record type): Chambers C G, A Corner of Suffolk, 1926.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1)(S2)(S3).
- <S2> SSF22911 (No record type): Weatherley T, letter to SAU (Newman J), February 1997.
- <S3> SSF51308 Unpublished document: CA. 1997. Archaeological Evaluation Report. Land adjacent to 84 The Street (The Mardle), Carlton Colville.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 9 2012 3:58PM