More information : (Centred SO 47897684) Moat (NR). (1)
Stone foundations found in 1928 (seen 26.7.1928) On north bank of island. (2)
A square, wet and marshy homestead moat, sides 70.0m. in length, arms 10.0 to 12.0m. in width, the ditch 1.5m. deep and the island raised 0.5m. above the external ground level. Some tipping of rubbish is in progress at the north end of the west arm of the moat; it is otherwise in fair condition. There is no stone now visible on the north bank of the island which is overgrown with brambles etc., Published 1:2500 survey revised. (3)
Noted in a list of Moated sites in Shropshire. (4)
SO 4789 7684. Bromfield moated grange. Scheduled (RSM). Remains of a stone building are exposed on the north side of the island where a low stone wall, 0.5m high and 2.5m long with small buttress, can be seen. A raised platform, on the northern side of the moat island and immediately south of the exposed stonework, indicates the position of former buildings. It is considered that the moated site was the location of a homestead farm or grange associated with the nearby Benedictine Priory (SO 47 NE 7 - SO 481 768). (5)
The fragmented earthwork remains of the moat described by the previous authorities were seen centred at SO 4789 7684 and mapped from aerial photographs. The moat is square, measuring approximately 65 x 65 metres. (6) |