| Summary : Medieval settlement, incorporating a moat, the possible site of a manor house, enclosures (interpreted as crofts and tofts), a hollow way and ridge and furrow, seen as earthworks. The moat partly encloses an asymetric curvilinear island measuring 80m by 70m. The moat is up to 15m wide and and 3m deep with a counterscarp bank on its eastern edge. The island contains three embanked platforms. The moat is scheduled. |
More information : [TF 49096715] Manor House on site of MANOR HOUSE [G.T.]
[TF 49156715] MOAT [G.T.] (1)
Published survey (25") of moat revised.
A disturbed area within the moat indicates the probable site of
the early manor house. (2)
The Medieval moat, referred to by the previous authorities, and
probably associated settlement, were seen as earthworks and mapped
from good quality air photographs. The moat is only partially
visible and encloses an asymmetric, curvilinear area measuring 80m
by 70m and is centred at TF 4915 6715. Perpendicular embanked
boundaries, up to 30m long, visible in the centre of the moat could
relate to occupation there. Adjacent to the moat are a number of
conjoined rectangular ditched enclosures, centred at TF 4916 6705
and TF 4923 6718. These could be manorial enclosures and/or tofts
and crofts. The fragmentary remains of tofts and crofts are
visible, north and east of the present village of Orby, centred at
TF 4943 6726, TF 4928 6742 and TF 4881 6740. A hollow way, 300m
long and centred at TF 4950 6706, extends east from Orby House.
Four disperse blocks of ridge and furrow are visible, west and
south of the present village, centred at TF 4911 6691,
TF 4934 6686, TF 4889 6683 and TF 4860 6722.
(Morph No. LI.394.1.1-23, 2.1-2, 4.1)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database.
(3)
TF 492 672. Orby moated site, Orby. Scheduled no. LI 305. (4) |