MARSWORTH GREAT FARM
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Medieval to post-medieval moat known from nineteenth century records and field survey
Dimensions - Length 0108 m Width 0090
Plan Form - SQUARE
HOMESTEAD MOAT WITH STRONG RAMPART AT N END (B3).
IN 1971 SE & PART OF SW & NE ARMS OF MOAT FILLED IN BY DUMPING. OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. TRACES OF INNER RAMPART IN NE CORNER (PLAN) (B5).
SQUARE MOATED SITE NOTED 1847 (B1).
IN 1862 MOAT BROAD & DEEP & CONTAINED FISH (B2).
NGR TO MARSWORTH GREAT FARM (B5).
Site visit by David Radford recorded that the moat has been dug out several times to enable use as a fishing lake, island raised 4ft due to dumping of material, steps set into bank (B8).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Medieval to post-medieval moat known from nineteenth century records and field survey
Date Listed
n/a