More information : (TQ 5446 1920) Moat (GT) (1)
Regular circular homestead moat in Middle Wood. (2)
A nearly circular water-filled homestead moat, 65.0m in overall diameter is situated in a low-lying part of Middle Wood. The ditch is 10.0m in width and up to 2.5m in depth and was supplied with water via a channel cut to it from the NE. There is an outer bank, except for a short stretch on the NW, 5.0m in width and up to 0.7m in height, and there are traces of an inner bank on the W and SE sidesof the interior, which is up to 5.0m in width and 0.5m in height. There are no traces of the original access to the island, which is flat and level with the outside ground.
Moat in good condition. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (3)
A medieval ringwork formerly interpreted as a medieval moated site. It consists of a deep circular ditch with inner and outer banks, with an entrance on the NNE side. The defensive nature of the site is evident from the steepness of slopes and the ditch-depth. The ditch was not intended to be a water-filled moat as no provision for a water supply seems to have been made. There is oral tradition for the former presence of a chapel within the ringwork. (4) |