More information : (SO 45365517) MOAT (NR)
Upper Hyde (NAT). (1)
The moat at Upper Hyde formerly surrounding the house, is
fragmentary, but about 50 yds NW of the house is a small oval
island surrounded by a wet moat. The house retains some 17 thc.
features. (2)
SO 45265515. The small oval moat, now dry, measures 30.m by
20.0m, is orientated NE-SW, and has three large trees in its
centre. Surveyed at 1:2500.
Upper Hyde is not outstanding (GP not possible). (3)
The feature at SO 45265515 is a small homestead moat.
The pond to the NE of the house was a relatively narrow ditch,
which over the years, has been trodden out and widened by
cattle (a). Not an antiquity. (4)
A site visit was made on 25-Feb-2000 by D F Russell (MPP/ASP). The site was not found to be of national importance and will not therefore, be recommended for inclusion on the Schedule of Ancient Monuments.
This site was recorded as a ‘small oval moat, now dry, measures 30 metres by 20 metres, is orientated NE-SW and has 3 large trees in the centre’ and was located 50 yards NW of the house. This site was not visible during the site visit, it is believed that it was the area which has been ‘re-dug’ out as a small round pond recently and is situated adjacent to the stream and on the corner of a fence line. Two hollow dips adjacent to the entrance track are believed to represent an earlier trackway and ford, as is visible to the west of the track further to the north.
If this was a moated site then the group value of the site is high, with two moats at Upper Hyde and the possible two moats at Lower Hyde forming an important group. There are a number of earthworks surviving in this wetland area which is crossed by numerous streams, leats and tributaries. It has been suggested that this was a site of a grange of Leominster Priory.
[These other sites were added to the scheduled as ‘Three moated sites at The Hyde and Lower Hyde’ NHLE number 1019854, Legacy number 31969.] (4) |