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Monument Number 9648
Hob Uid: 9648
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Holme Abbey
Grid Ref : NY1773050980
Summary : The remains of a medieval moat and precinct wall are visible as earthworks on air photographs. A broad ditch is flanked on the south side by a bank, representing the precinct wall. The features are obscured by trees on the latest 1991 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
More information : (NY 17735098) Moat (GT) (1) To the north of the Abbey of Holme Cultram is a mound and broad ditch; this is all that remains of the moat and wall which surround the Monastery of Holme Cultram. (2-3) "Motte with ditch, but without bailey, N of the abbey". (4) As described by Curwen and Fergusson. There is no trace of a motte. Published survey (25") revised. (5) The remains of a medieval moat and precinct wall are visible as earthworks on air photographs centred at NY 1773 5099. A broad ditch, 105m long, is flanked on the south side by a bank, representing the precinct wall. The features are obscured by trees on the latest 1991 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1957
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Source details : T Cumb and Westm A andAS 10 Series 13 1913 40 (J F Curwen)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : T Cumb and Westm A and AS 1 1874 266 (C J Ferguson)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : B of E(Cumb and Westm)1967 58(N.Pevsner)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : F1 BHP 19-NOV-68
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : NMR OS/68089 15 26-Apr-1968
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat, Precinct Wall
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 370
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 15 SE 6
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-11-19
End Date : 1968-11-19

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 9648