Information for record number MWA3020:
Moat at The Manor

Summary A Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It is still partially visible at this site. The moat is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It is situated 400m southwest of St Peter's Church, Grandborough.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat, Earthwork
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Grandborough
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 There is what may be one arm of a moat marked on the present OS map, but there are no signs that it ever had any other limbs. It may only have been a fishpond which was originally part of a hollow way which was later dammed and flooded.
2 Marked on an OS map of 1886.
3 Only NE arm exists - 50m in length.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Report of Field Meetings, Grandborough
Author/originator: Southam Local History Society
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 35SW 1:10560 1886 CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 35SW
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Moated Sites Research Group
Author/originator: Clark J E
Date: 1984
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Glossary

 
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back
monument HOLLOW WAY * A way, path or road through a cutting. back

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