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Hertfordshire HER
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| HHER Number: | 1944 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | MOATED SITE, PAIN'S END, ANSTEY |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 20607: PAIN'S END MOATED SITE.
- Area of Archaeological Significance
Full description
Remains of a homestead moat, a wet ditch, and parallel to the south face, at a distance of 60 ft, traces of a dry ditch <1>. 'A waterfilled homestead moat, measuring overall c 60m E-W by c 35m transversely, with arms from 7m to 10m wide. The moat was cleared and refilled only in recent years. The internal area is under grass and orchard, and shows no trace of a structure' <2>. As OS description but with a causeway on S arm <3>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. Moated site at Anstey. PNO 3927 |
| --- | Cartographic material: Enclosure Map. Anstey, 1832 |
| --- | Scheduling record: Scheduled Monument description. |
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: RCHM 1910. - p35 |
| <2> | Index: OS Records. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Cave-Penny, Helena (HCC) site report. 20.2.86 |
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