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Hertfordshire HER
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| HHER Number: | 9280 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | POSSIBLE MOATED SITE, COKENACH, BARKWAY |
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Summary
Possibly medieval element of the early 18th century water gardens
Monument Types
- MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Protected Status
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 3: Cokenach
Full description
The 18th century park at Cokenach [7322] is associated with the medieval manor of Cokenach [9279]. <1> suggests that the E-shaped canal scheme west and south-west of the house [15803] may incorporate remnants of a medieval moat which was exploited in the early 18th century to create this formal water layout. The long straight water channel west of the house is presumably that shown on the Drapentier engraving of the house made c.1700 <2>, but this is unlikely to have been part of a moat <3>.
Page, W (ed.), 1914, VCH Hertfordshire vol.4, - p32-3 (Bibliographic reference). SHT3026.
<1> English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens (Unpublished document). SHT3281.
<2> Smith, J T, 1992, English houses 1200-1800: the Hertfordshire evidence, - p63-4 (Bibliographic reference). SHT16661.
<3> Fletcher, Alan, 1994, The water garden at Cokenach, near Barkway; Herts Gardens Trust Newsletter 7 (autumn 1994), 3 (Article in serial). SHT6198.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Page, W (ed.). 1914. VCH Hertfordshire vol.4. - p32-3. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Smith, J T. 1992. English houses 1200-1800: the Hertfordshire evidence. - p63-4. |
| <3> | Article in serial: Fletcher, Alan. 1994. The water garden at Cokenach, near Barkway; Herts Gardens Trust Newsletter 7 (autumn 1994), 3. |
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