More information : (TA 237424) Great Colden (NAT) (TA 23784259) Moat (NR) (1)
The village of Great Colden is mentioned in Domesday. (2)
A church at Great Cowden (Colden) was swallowed by the sea about 1690. (3)
The extent of the village in 1855 is shown by a few isolated
buildings on the OS 6" of that date, the south and west parts of
which are well defined on air photos. (4)
The modern village of Great Cowden no longer exists, as it was demolished during the 2nd World War for use as an Army Tank
range. It is now used by the RAF as a bombing range and apart
from a few banks possibly field boundaries there are no
identifiable remains of the medieval "Great Colden".
The moat remains shown at TA 23774254 no longer exist as this
whole section of coast, eroded by the sea, has completely
disappeared.
Published survey (25") revised. (5)
Remains of the deserted medieval village of Great Cowden consisting of a moat, platform, pits and field boundaries are visible as earthworks on air photographs, centred at TA 2385 4212.
At TA 2373 4221 there is a moat with an incompletely visible circuit. The feature measures approximately 48m in width.
To the south, a range of field boundaries and a platform are visible centred at TA 2395 4200.
It is suggested these may represent remains of the medieval village of Great Colden. Three pits are visible laying on a west east alignment spaced between 24m and 34m apart. It is unclear whether the latter are medieval or more recent in date.
Due to coastal erosion a conspicuous part of the monument no longer survives in situ. (6)
Recorded in Domesday. Much of the site lost to coastal erosion. Church lost circa 1690. The remains of the village were destroyed during World War 2 for the construction of a bombing range. Aerial Photographs show possible Deserted Medieval Village earthworks underlying the bombing range, although only a few banks now remain. Remains consisted of a moat, platform, pits and field boundaries are visible as earthworks on Aerial Photographs, centred at TA 2385 4212. The feature measures circa 48m in width. To the south, a range of field boundaries and a platform are visible centred at TA 2395 4200. It is suggested these may represent remains of the medieval village. Three pits are visible laying on an east - west alignment spaced between 24m and 34m apart. It is unclear whether the latter are medieval or more recent in date.
Other References: YAS 7183, 7185 (7)
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