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Designations

• Scheduled Monument 1012916: MEDIEVAL MOATED SITE AND ADJOINING FISHPOND, MOAT FARM
• SHINE: The Moat: C14 moated manor

Summary

Remains of a 14th century or earlier moat.

Monument Types

• FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• MOAT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
• FISHPOND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

(TQ 9001 2393) Moat (GT) (Site of) The Moat (GT) [1]
Homestead Moats Class F. Remains of a moat at Moat Farm Iden. [2]
The Manor of Moat or La Mote first appears in 1318, when Sir Edmund de Passeley, owner of Leigh, received licence to crenellate his dwelling place of La Mote. [3]
Near Moat Farm are the scanty remains of a fortified manor house enclosed by a large homestead moat. The moat, which is fairly well preserved, and which is sub-rectangular in plan, measures overall 130.0m. NE-SW by an average 140.0m transversely. It is waterfilled on the SW side only. The original entrance was midway in the NW side, and an extension to the enclosed area which projects out into the moat carried some form of gatehouse, of which a fragment of walling remains in situ on the N side of the entrance way. It is 1.2m thick and is built of ragstone and flint rubble masonry formerly faced on both sides with ashlar. There is a corresponding patch of wall foundation on the S side. The entrance was defended by a second outer moat which joins the inner moat at its NW and SW corners. The outer moat is waterfilled to the S of the causewayed entrance which crosses it midway. The stream which fed the moats from the south was dammed to form a fish pond, which is now dry but in good condition. Moat Farm cottage, built of red brick, has foundations of massive stone blocks, which without doubt, came from the site. Similar stones are to be found in farm outbuildings 100.0m to the south. Resurveyed at 1:2500. [4]
Moated site c 170 ft square. Stands 8 ft above water level. Moat from 100 ft - 75 ft wide, dug only on W. Some upstanding limestone-faced masonry, 6 x 3ft x 3 ft high, flint covered and bonded with mortar, c 30 ft from NW corner. [5]
"The Moat" (name verified), a fortified manor house generally as described by Phillips F1, except that the enclosing moat is now waterfilled, the level being retained by a modern sluice at TQ 9009 2395. Disturbed ground within the enclosed area along the S and W sides indicates the footings of buildings. Survey of 1962 (25") revised. [6]
Watching brief maintained in March 2000 during the erection of an information panel. This uncovered a spread of demoiltion material from a nearby tile roofed building. [7]
A survey carried out in 1996 showed that rural sites in East Sussex continued to be damaged or destroyed at the same rate as 1976. The most vulnerable individual sites and site groups were identified and remedial action was suggested. [8]
The Manor of Moat or La Mote first appears in 1318 when Sir Edmund de Passeley, owner of Leigh, received licence to crenellate his dwlling place of La Mote. Few remains of the fortified manor house survive except for the surrounding moat. This is fairly well preserved, waterfilled, and sub-rectangular in plan. The original entrance was midway in the north-west side, an an extension to the enclosed area, which projects out onto the moat, carried some form of gatehouse, of which fragmentary walling remains in situ on the north side of the entrance way. There is a corresponding patch of wall foundation on the south side. Distrubed ground within the enclosed area along the south and west sides indicates the footings of building. The entrance was defended by a second outer moat which joins the inner moat at its north-west and south-west corners. The outer moat is water-filled to the south of the causewayed entrance which crosses it midway. The stream which fed the moats from the south was damned to form a fish pond but is now dry. Moat farm cottage, built of red brick, has foundations of massive stone blocks which, without doubt, came from the site. Similar stones are to be found in farm outbuildings 100m to the south. [9]
The extensive earthworks of the moated site were surveyed by ROHAS in 1986. For details see Report No. 996. [10]

Sources

Associated Events

• Field observation on TQ 82 SE 1
• Field observation on TQ 82 SE 1
• The East Sussex Plough Damage Survey 1995-1996 : Survey
• Medieval Moated Sites, East Sussex : Archaeological Survey
• Mote Place, Iden : Historic Building Recording (Ref: 996)

Associated Monuments - none recorded

Associated Finds - none recorded

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