Monument record FHM 005 - Medieval moat or fishpond.

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Summary

Moat.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9487 5581 (83m by 63m)
Map sheet TL95NW
Civil Parish FELSHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Moat. Rectangular circa 70m x 40m, arms circa 7m wide. W arm dry 0.8m deep, part of E arm destroyed by tipping. Probable causeway in N arm. Fish pond connected to E arm. Unoccupied, isolated, 450m from parish boundary, 1,200m from church (S1)(S2).
Suggestion that tithe map shows the moat as complete (S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL95NW5.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 609.
  • <S3> (No record type): Podd S, Earthworks Reconnaisance Survey, 1995.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2013 1:37PM

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