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Monument details

Summary

The traces of a moat at Moat Farm. Little is thought to remain of the moat except a slight depression to the north west, the shape of the island on all sides but the south and traces of a causeway on the northern side. The farmhouse itself is a Grade II listed building and is timber framed with a brick and tile front. It dates from the 17th century.

Monument Types

• SITE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1567 AD to 1932 AD)
• FARMHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1600 AD? to 2007 AD (between))
• MOAT (Post Medieval - 1600 AD? to 1900 AD (at some time))

Full description

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(TQ 64564591) Moat Farm (NAT) (1)
Capel Moat Farm. About a mile north east of Capel church are traces of moating. (2)
Moat Farm. Complete moat shown (overall dimension 2.25 chains E-W. 2chains N-S approx). Causeways shown N & S sides. (3)
This moat has now gone except for a slight depression to NW but the shape of the island remains on all sides but the south. Traces of a causeway are visible to the north. An Antiquity Model survey has been made. The farmhouse itself is timber framed with a brick and tile front, the brink in Flemish bond. The framing is evident in the north (back) side where it is brick nogged. Probably 17th c. The house is in good condition and in use as a residence. A notice board confirms the nameas Moat Farm. See GP AO/59/10/8. (4)
No change: survey of 13.1.59 checked and correct. (5)
TQ 645458. Capel, Moat Farm: listed as a moated site in a checklist by the Moated Sites Research Group. (6)
Additional bibliography. (7)
8/19 The Moat Farmhouse. Grade II. Brick and tile hung elevations masking seventeenth century or earlier framed structure. Two storeys and ridge tile roof, half-hipped to left, hipped to right and brought down as raking lean-to. Vertically panelled door in moulded frame with tiled hood over. 4 sets of square-paned casements to each floor. (8)
Moat Farm, not mentioned in Buildings of England. (9)
Additional bibliography - not consulted. (10)
Additional bibliography (11-14).
Cropmarks surrounding the site, may relate to associated field boundaries (15).

<1> OS 6" 1907-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48320.

<2> VCH Kent Vol 1 1908 426 (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE51200.

<3> Tithe Map Capel 1841 (OS Card Reference). SKE50573.

<4> F1 CFW 11-DEC-58 (OS Card Reference). SKE42527.

<5> F2 CFW 13-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43233.

<6> F3 CFW 16-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43384.

<7> Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47250.

<8> Arch Cant 93 1977 220 (OS Card Reference). SKE36140.

<9> DOE(HHR) Tonbridge RD Kent Sept 1949 33 (OS Card Reference). SKE41208.

<10> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37841.

<11> Moated Houses of Eng 1935 (R T Hopkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE47230.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 11 - December, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3249.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 11 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3250.

<14> Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 11 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3251.

<15> EDP, 2014, Hadlow Place Farm Solar Park: Archaeological and Heritage Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE29675.

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