Inner moat at Compton Wynyates House

Remains of a moat at Compton Wynyates House

Warwickshire County Council

A Post Medieval moat on the 1886 Ordnance Survey map at Compton Wynyates

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Description of this historic site

The remains of a water-filled inner moat, a wide ditch that surrounded the 16th century house. It is situated at Compton Wynyates House,

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Notes about this historic site

1 A moat originally enclosed the house but this was partly filled in in the 19th century. The W arm was close to the house and was crossed by a bridge.
2 The moat was approximately 130m by 70m and 20m wide. It survives on the N of the house, but has been largely infilled elsewhere.
3 The inner, water-filled moat enclosed the house; part of it survives to the north, but the rest was filled in during the Civil War. There was also an outer, dry moat enclosing both the house and a service court to the west; some traces of this survive.
4 Remains of the inner moat show on the OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 54NE.