What is recorded here

The Moat, Pleshey Castle, Essex is a castle, fort or tower in Chelmsford, England. Perhaps water once circled the stones, forcing visitors to wait while residents watched from above. Maybe the castle belongs to a lost family who lived behind that ring of depth. Imagine standing at the edge, hearing only birds and knowing the ground still remembers the shape of the moat.

A named place photographed at this map point in Chelmsford.

Pleshey Castle, including The Moat, was built by the de Pleshey family in the 12th century and later held by the powerful Bishops of London. It is remembered as an important medieval stronghold and for its association with the royalist cause during the English Civil War.