More information : [SD 2781 7003] Moat [LB] (1)
About 100 yds due N of Aldingham Mote is a homestead moat. Probably the site of the early 12th cent manor house of Michael le Fleming. Apparently it never containing stone buildings. See GP AO/58/238/5. (2-5)
The moat ditch is complete and waterfilled, almost throughout. The interior shows no visual evidence of occupation. Published survey, 25" revised. (6)
Moat Farm moated site; the island measures approximately 32m east-west by 28m north-south, the surrounding moat measures c13m-18m wide and 1.5m deep, scheduled. (7)
A medieval moat is visible as an earthwork on air photographs, centred at SD 2781 7003. The feature is sub-rectangular in shape and measures 28m by 30m. The feature is extant on the latest 1998 NMR oblique photography. (8) |