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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 64 SE 6
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of a homestead moat, near Mascalls Farm, Paddock Wood

Summary

The reported site of a homestead moat. No traces of this are visible on the Ordnance survey historic maps. The site is now occupied by a hop garden and there are no visible remains.

Grid Reference:TQ 6685 4417
Map Sheet:TQ64SE
Parish:PADDOCK WOOD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Monument Types

  • MOAT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD? (at some time))

Full description

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TQ 66854418 Moat shown. (1) Site now occupied by a hop garden: nothing to be seen. (2)

In 2012 Canterbury Archaeological Trust carried out a topographic survey and an evaluation of the site. Possible traces of the enclosure were located but it appears less substantial than might be expected for a moated site. As such, it could be an 18th or 19th century animal enclosure. (4)


<1> Tithe map: Brenchley, 1843 (OS Card Reference). SKE50602.

<2> F1 CFW 22-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42705.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 6 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3261.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2012, Putlands Leisure Centre, All-weather athletics track, Mascall’s Court Road, Paddock Wood, Kent: Archaeological evaluation report (Unpublished document). SKE24782.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: Tithe map: Brenchley, 1843. [Mapped feature: #11712 moat, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 22-JAN-63.
<3>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 6 - January, 1963.
<4>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2012. Putlands Leisure Centre, All-weather athletics track, Mascall’s Court Road, Paddock Wood, Kent: Archaeological evaluation report.