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Monument Number 59540
Hob Uid: 59540
Location : East Riding of Yorkshire Skirpenbeck
Grid Ref : SE7454857159
Summary : A moated site at the eastern end of the village of Skirpenbeck. The site is large and complex, and lies within a wider group which included fishponds and a series of water management channels. Aerial photographs taken in 1997 show only the central moat survives. Possible site of a fortified house.
More information : [Centred SE 74985730] Moat [L.B.] (1) A complicated design in which advantage has been taken of a stream to form a series of wet ditches. The central island, some 2 1/4 acres, is some 10-12 feet above the ditch, and was approached by a causeway East of the church. Mentioned in the reign of Edward I. (2) The moated area has been drained and most of the ditches filled in. All buildings on the central island are modern. Published 1/2500 survey revised. (3) Plan of moated site. (4) Scheduled. (5) Aerial photographs taken in 1956 show the complexity of the earthworks. Recent photography in 1997 shows only the central moat survives. (6-7) Listed as a strong house by Cathcart King. (8)

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Source details : NMR SE 7557/4 (CAP RV86) 27-MAR-1956
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Source details : NMR SE 7557/20 (17057/27) 07-NOV-1997
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat, Water Channel, Fishpond, Bank (Earthwork), Ditch, Fortified House
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26602
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Humberside)
External Cross Reference Number : 2571
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 75 NW 6
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1967-07-04
End Date : 1967-07-04

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1998-01-06
End Date : 2000-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 59540