Monument record HTT 001 - Medieval moat.

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Summary

Moat.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9333 6120 (79m by 102m) Centred on
Map sheet TL96SW
Civil Parish HESSETT, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Moat. Small, square, wet on N, E and part of S arm. Rest is circa 1.0m deep. Unoccupied. SW corner of the green, 630m from church. `A ploughed-down homestead moat enclosing an area about 40m x 30m with no trace of buildings within. The moat, which is waterfilled on the NE, and part of the S side, is 1.0m deep externally, and about 2m deep internally. Surveyed at 1:2500' (S1).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL96SW7.
  • <M1> Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. APs: NMR 13356/12,13.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 611.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Aug 5 2013 3:21PM

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