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Monument Number 10000
Hob Uid: 10000
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Allhallows, Boltons
Grid Ref : NY2025041290
Summary : Earthwork remains of a medieval moat with an external bank. This may have preceded the pele and house at Whitehall to the north (NY 24 SW 2).
More information : (Centred NY 20254129) Moat (NR) (1) On the east side of the Wigton-Cockermouth road, almost opposite to the lodge of Whitehall, is an artificially raised area some 70 ft square, surrounded by a deep moat, 44-50 ft wide. The upcast from the moat has been thrown out on both sides, thus increasing the height of the plateau, and forming an external rampart - the eastern side of which has been levelled by ploughing. (2) Resurveyed at 1:2500. (3) (NY 202415) Moated site 400m north east of Cockbridge, scheduled. (4) NY 202413. Listed as the site of a strong house. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" (Prov) 1957
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Source details : Trans Cumberland and Westmorland Antiq and Archaeol Soc Extra Series 13 1913 p46 (JF Curwen)
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Source details : F1 RE 04-AUG-70
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Source details : DOE(IAM) Anc Mons England 1 1978 p19
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C12 0r 13
Monument End Date : 1299
Monument Start Date : 1100
Monument Type : Moat
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 372
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 24 SW 5
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1970-08-04
End Date : 1970-08-04

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 10000