What is recorded here
In level wet pasture. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 15m) enclosed by a bank, fosse and external bank from SSE-S-SW. Described in 1999 as no surface remains visible. According to landowner the monument was levelled in his grandfather’s time and was known locally as a moat.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 12 November 2021
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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