More information : [SE 5718 0925] Moat [G.T.]. (1)
Published survey (25") revised. This irregular shaped homestead moat,
still partially water-filled, has been severely mutilated by the
encroachment of modern farm buildings into its southern side and
central platform. (2)
SE 5716 0928. Tilts moated site. It consists of two roughly
rectangular islands divided and surrounded by a water-filled moat,
varying between 10 and 15m wide. The north island measures c. 100m x
50m and is joined to the southern by a narrow causeway across the
central ditch. The south island measures c. 75m x 40m and contains
the present house, a part of which appears to be 17th century in
date. The south arm of the moat is largely filled in and partially
overlain by later buildings. Another section of filled-in moat once
linked the central ditch and the west arm of the northern circuit,
which itself has been recut and is now represented by a wide
waterlogged ditch bordering the lane to the west. Traditionally the
monument is thought to have been a monastic site but this has not
been substantiated. Certainly, it is likely to have controlled the
medieval manorial estatre of Tilts. The remains of the earlier manor
are believed to underlie the present house and work carried out on
the north island in c. 1986 revealed large stone blocks thought to
be part of the foundations of an ancillary building. Also found was
a section of paved road coming in from the north. Scheduled RSM no.
13230. (3)
Part of the moat circuit is visible as an earthwork on air photographs.
It encloses an area of approximately 1.6ha. (4) |