Moat at Oldfield Farm, Rowington.
A Medieval moat, a wide ditch which usually surrounded a building. The moat is visible as an earthwork and is situated at Oldfield.
1 Behind the house is a large square moat with high ground in the middle; only the E side contains water.
2 Best preserved on its W side where the steep-sided ditch averages 2.5m deep and 9m wide. There is no indication of its former water supply.
3 Roughly rectangular and still wet on N and NW, where it is best preserved. No trace of internal buildings.
4 Plan.
5 Noted.
6 Oldfield Farm moat, designated as a scheduled ancient monument (1995). The moated site has external dimensions of 68m north west-south east and 58m north east-south west. The moat arms are up to 13m wide and 2m deep. The south western moat arm is thought to have been modified and now extends southwards to form a pond.
7 Record of site visit.
8 Letter to the owner of the site.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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