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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 65 SW 8 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Hadlow moat, site |
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Summary
Medieval moated site which belonged to the manor of Fromunds. It is not thought to be the site of a manor house as it was probably superseded by the house now known as Spring Place.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6257 5080 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ65SW |
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| Parish: | HADLOW, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MOAT (MOAT, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Medieval moated site which belonged to the manor of Fromunds. The south and west arms channel a fairly strong stream, but the other two sides are now dry. |
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Full description
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[TQ 62575080] Moat [G.T.] (1) Moated Homestead (2) Small homestead moat in fair condition. The island is a small plantation. The south and west arms channel a fairly strong stream, but the other two sides are now dry. An antiquity model survey has been made. (3) This moat belonged to the manor of Fromund's but was not a manor house site. It was probably superseded by the house now known as Spring Place. (4) Checked and correct; published 25" survey correct. (5) TQ 525508. Hadlow moat, listed as a moated site in the county checklists for Kent 1977 and 1979. (6-8) Photographs (9-10)
<1> OS 6" 1936 (OS Card Reference). SKE48337.
<2> Rec 6" (OGS Crawford udtd) (OS Card Reference). SKE49060.
<3> F1 CFW 29-NOV-58 (OS Card Reference). SKE42817.
<4> F2 CFW 13-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43233.
<5> Oral Mr WV Dumbreck James House Hadlow Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE47969.
<6> F3 CFW 19-FEB-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43386.
<7> Arch Cant 93 1977 221 ((T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36144.
<8> Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 47 (ed C J Bond) (OS Card Reference). SKE47256.
<9> DOE (HHR) Dist of Tonbridge RD Kent 1949 48-49 (OS Card Reference). SKE40415.
<9> HOMESTEAD MOAT, HADLOW. (Photograph). SKE1442.
<10> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 8 - November, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3453.
<10> HOMESTEAD MOAT, HADLOW. (Photograph). SKE1442.
<11> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 8 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3454.
<12> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 8 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3455.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (OGS Crawford udtd). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29-NOV-58. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 13-JAN-59. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Oral Mr WV Dumbreck James House Hadlow Kent. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: F3 CFW 19-FEB-64. |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 221 ((T Tatton-Brown). |
| <8> | OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 47 (ed C J Bond). |
| <9> | Photograph: HOMESTEAD MOAT, HADLOW.. OS59/F310/3. Black and White. Negative. |
| <9> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Tonbridge RD Kent 1949 48-49. |
| <10> | Photograph: HOMESTEAD MOAT, HADLOW.. OS59/F310/3. Black and White. Negative. |
| <10>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 8 - November, 1958. [Mapped feature: #13781 moat, ] |
| <11> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 8 - January, 1959. |
| <12> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 8 - February, 1964. |
