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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 83 SE 2 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Moat, Halden Place, Rolvenden |
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Summary
The gardens of a 18th century farmhouse at Halden Place, Rolvenden are surrounded by the remains of the moat of the house first mentioned during the reign of Henry III. The remains comprise three sides of a large homestead moat. The site is on a slope and the missing northern arm would have had to have been very deep to contain water.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8508 3361 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ83SE |
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| Parish: | ROLVENDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1900 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Remains of a Medieval moated manor house at Halden Place. The remains comprise three sides of a large homestead moat. The site is on a slope and the missing northern arm would have had to have been very deep to contain water. |
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Full description
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Halden Place, Rolvenden, is a 1740 farmhouse, its gardens are surrounded by the remains of the moat of the house first mentioned Hen. III. Part of a possible moat is shown on the O.S.6", 1961, at TR 85093362. (1) (2) The remains comprise three sides of a large homestead moat. The site is on a slope and the missing northern arm would have had to have been very deep to contain water. Published 25" survey revised. (3) TQ 850337, Halden Place, Rolvenden listed in the county checklist of moated sites in Kent - December 1979.
<1> Saunter through Kent 5 1909 85 (C Igglesden) (OS Card Reference). SKE49408.
<2> Hist of Kent 3 1790 85-6 (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43966.
<3> F1 ASP 12-OCT-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42077.
<4> Moated Sites Res Gp No 6 1979 47 (OS Card Reference). SKE47263.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 83 SE 2 - October, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4328.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Saunter through Kent 5 1909 85 (C Igglesden). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 3 1790 85-6 (Hasted). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 12-OCT-62. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Gp No 6 1979 47. [Mapped feature: #26892 moated site, ] |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 83 SE 2 - October, 1962. |
