Moat at Curdworth Hall Farm

1 Moat enclosing a building at Curdworth Hall Farm.
2 A manorial history exists for the period 1086 to the 19th century.
3 The moat at Curdworth Hall Farm is reputed by tradition to mark the site of the former manor house. The moat is in poor condition, only three arms remaining, waterfilled. A Dutch barn occupies the enclosed area and no trace of Medieval occupation has been found. The E arm is 50m in length and the moat extends W for 30m. The arms have steep sides to the island, but shallow sides externally and are from 4 to 9m wide and average 0.7m in depth. The enclosed area stands 0.8m above the outside ground level and is under pasture and farm buildings. The original entrance was probably to the W. The water supply is from surface drainage.
5 The moat, now dry, is otherwise as described in 3.