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| HHER Number: | 1927 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | MOATED SITE, PIRTON GRANGE, SHILLINGTON ROAD, PIRTON |
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Summary - not yet available
Images
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Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 11568: PIRTON GRANGE MOATED ENCLOSURE AND ASSOCIATED SETTLING POND, PIRTON
- SHINE: Pirton Grange, Medieval Moated Site
- Area of Archaeological Significance
Full description
A large rectangular, waterfilled moat, with fine gatehouse [11188] over moat and a complex of medieval and post-medieval buildings on the platform [11187, 11189]. The moat is 70m E-W x 50m N-S and is fed by a leat to the south. It is visually one of the most impressive moated sites in Herts. Timbers for a drawbridge were supposedly revealed c100 years ago when the moat was drained. Around 50 years ago the moat was 4.5m deep; today it is only 30cm deep <1>. There is a fishpond [4706] 40m south of the moat.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Air Photo Services. 1995. House and moated site, Pirton Grange. PNO 8267 |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Air Photo Services. 1995. House and moated site, Pirton Grange. PNO 8268 |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Air Photo Services. 1995. House and moated site, Pirton Grange. PNO 8270 |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Air Photo Services. 1995. House and moated site, Pirton Grange. PNO 8273 |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Air Photo Services. 1995. House and moated site, Pirton Grange. PNO 8274 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: RCHM 1910. - p162 |
| --- | Photograph: Postcard. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Cave-Penny, Helena (HCC) site report. 21.1.86 |
| <2> | Index: OS Records. |
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