More information : 'North-east of the church [Leire] is the greater part of a
moat of parallelogram plan. The south-west has a bank and external
moat; on the north-east and south-east the moat is inside, 4 ft.
deep, with a wide outer vallum 6ft. in height. From the latter side
two branches of the moat turn inwards to a distance of nearly 100
ft.' Listed under Moated Inclosures with Stronger Defensive Works.
Class G. [The detail is shown centred at SP 52739018 on O.S. 6" 1904,
but is not named.] (1)
A series of broad, shallow, dry ditches, apparently constructed to
take water from a spring, still extant at SP 52799012, to a moat,
centred at SP 52709020. The southern arm of the moat has been filled
in and, though the formerly enclosed area is raised, no traces of a
building were seen. From the northwest corner of the moat, the water
apparently drained into a large, dug depression. The easternmost
ditch has been extensively mutilated by soil-dumping in recent
months. The earthworks fall in an old pasture used as a a large
chicken range. No local knowledge was found relating to the site.
Surveyed 27.7.60 (2)
The only change since 1960 is a little more filling has been carried
out in the eastern arm. See survey. (3)
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