More information : (TA 01694516) Moat (NR) (1)
Scorborough was formerly the seat of the family of Hotham. Their mansion house was fortified during the civil wars but was
subsequently ravaged then destroyed by fire. Some of the remains of its moat are still visible near the modern house called
Scorborough Hall. (2)
Published survey (OS 25" 1908) of the moat revised. It is now dry and overgrown, but is mainly intact and well preserved, apart from the north west angle which has been obliterated by the present house. There are no remains of the original hall and the enclosed area is now covered by ornamental gardens and orchard. (3)
As described except the SW moat is waterlogged.
Published survey (25") revised. (4)
West of the cemetery (TA 04 NW6) and south of the Scorborough Hall moat, are Medieval earthworks including a fish-pond. (5)
The area (centred TA 01804505) is covered by amorphous grass-covered slopes generally as planned by Stead (5) and possibly Medieval in origin. His fish-pond is too ill-defined for positive identification as such. The channel to the SW is the remains of an old drain from the moat. Surveyed at 1:2500.
(6)
Scheduled notification (7)
Listed Buildings notification (8)
The medieval moated enclosure, centred at TA 0169 4517 is visible as earthworks on air photographs, but large parts of it are obscured by tree cover. An area of medieval ridge and furrow ploughing lies in the south-east corner of the moated enclosure (see UID 1549233). On the western side of the moat is a short section of bank, possibly a causeway into the moated enclosure. A causeway further to the west (see UID 1548927) may form a routeway to the moated enclosure.
There are two fishponds adjacent to the moat, one partially masked by trees and the second (centred at TA 0179 4505) is probably that noted by authority 6 and has banks constructed on its northern and eastern side, which may be later post medieval feature.
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