More information : TA 1427 1814. Earthworks [NR] (1)
TA 1427 1811. North Garth moated site & associated enclosures.
Scheduled RSM No 21186. The monument includes a series of dry
ditches enclosing a main moated site and a group of associated
enclosures. The main moated site is situated at the N end of the
monument. The island is 40m long N-S and 20m E-W. It is enclosed
by a moat 6m wide and 1m-1.5m deep. The N arm of the moat and N
end of the island have been truncated by the modern road which
now bounds the site to the N. The enclosures are situated to the
S and E of the main moat. The surrounding ditches are 5m wide and
1m deep and define six enclosures. The ditches and moat appear to
have served as much to drain this low-lying site as to defend and
define it. An external earthen bank defines the W edge of the
monument. It is 5m wide, 0.5m high and 150m long and is orientated
N-S. (2)
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