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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 74 NW 5
Type of record:Monument
Name:Homestead moat, Moat Farm Cottage, Marden

Summary

Moat Farm, now called Moat Farm Cottage, is surrounded by a homestead moat which is in a reasonably good condition. The moat is complete apart from the northern side which has been destroyed by tipping.The eastern arm and part of the southern arm are wet but the remainder is dry.

Grid Reference:TQ 7372 4678
Map Sheet:TQ74NW
Parish:MARDEN, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 73724678] Moat Farm, now Moat Farm Cottage, is surrounded by a homestead moat in fair condition. The moat is complete except for the N. arm which has been destroyed by tipping; the east arm and part of the south arm are wet, the remainder is dry. Surveyed. (1) Survey of 5.12.61 checked and correct. (2) [TQ 73724678] Moat [NR]. (3) Additional bibliography. (4-6)


<1> F1 CFW 05_DEC_61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42429.

<2> F2 ASP 13-JAN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43106.

<3> OS 1:10000 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48156.

<4> Moated Sites Research Group 6 1979 (ed C J Bond)47 (OS Card Reference). SKE47304.

<5> Arch Cant 93 1977 222 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36151.

<6> VCH Kent 1 1908 428 (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50903.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 5 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3745.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 5 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3746.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05_DEC_61.
<2>OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 13-JAN-64.
<3>OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1971.
<4>OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Research Group 6 1979 (ed C J Bond)47.
<5>XYOS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 222 (T Tatton-Brown). [Mapped feature: #18749 Moat, ]
<6>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 428 (I C Gould).
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 5 - December, 1961.
<8>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 5 - January, 1964.