Information for record number MWA991:
Moat to SW of Forde Hall

Summary A double moated site, a moat being a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. The moats are still partially visible as earthworks and there are traces of possible ridge and furrow within the east moat. Of Medieval origin, they are situated 500m north west of Mockley Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat, Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ullenhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A double moat sited in a valley bottom.
2 A generally well-preserved double moat. The island is 60m square and 80m by 60m; there are internal and external banks generally 0.4m high around the E island and external banks on the S and W sides of the W island. The arms average 10m wide and 2.5m deep. The stream which flows along the N side forms a natural boundary. At the NE corner is a mutilated fragment of the moat which has the appearance of being unfinished. The moat is generally dry but there stretches of water in the S arm.
4 Possible traces of ridge and furrow exist inside the E moat. A causeway has recently been bulldozed across the N and S arms of the E moat.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Moated Sites Research Group
Author/originator: IRM
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Card
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 80
Author/originator: Roberts B K
Date: 1962
Page Number: 30
Volume/Sheet: 80
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Plan
Title: OS Card, 16NE18
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 16NE18
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 29NW3
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 29NW3
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use 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 WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument CAUSEWAY * A road or pathway raised above surrounding low, wet or uneven ground. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. 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 SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument ISLAND * A piece of land, sometimes man-made, completely surrounded by water. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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