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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 16 NE 2
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Moat Hawe Farm site of Manor House

Summary

Medieval moated manor house at Hawe Farm. Field investigations in 1963 found the moat to be in good condition and water-filled. No traces of any buildings were identified within the interior.

Grid Reference:	TR 1897 6616
Map Sheet:	TR16NE
Parish:	HERNE AND BROOMFIELD, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

MANOR HOUSE (MANOR HOUSE, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
MOAT (MOAT, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status:	Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Medieval moated manor house at Hawe Farm, Herne. Field investigations in 1963 found the moat to be in good condition and waterfilled. No traces of any buildings were identified within the interior.

Full description

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[TR 19006617] Hawe Farm formerly [NAT] Manor House [NR] [TR 18956615] Moat [NR] (1) The site of a manor house at Hawe Farm, Herne, which is itself 16th century, is surrounded by a moat, perfect in parts and traceable throughout. (2) The moat of homestead type is as described above; it is waterfilled and in good condition. No building material was found in the enclosed area. Published 1:1250 survey correct. Hawe Farm, apart from patches of 16th c walling is almost entirely a rebuilding of a late date, and is of little architectural interest. (3) TR 189622. Herne. Hawe Farm is listed as a medieval moated site. (4) TR 189662. General listing. (5)

<1> OS 1:1250 1958 (OS Card Reference). SKE48176.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 427 (IC Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50899.

<3> F1 ASP 22-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42240.

<4> Moated Sites Res Rep 6 1979 47 (OS Card Reference). SKE47288.

<5> Arch Cant 93 1977 221 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36146.

<6> Field report for monument TR 16 NE 2 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5511.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1958.
<2>	OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 427 (IC Gould).
<3>	OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 22-NOV-63.
<4>	OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Rep 6 1979 47.
<5>XY	OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 221 (T Tatton-Brown). [Mapped feature: #44110 Moated site, ]
<6>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NE 2 - November, 1963.

Related records

TR 16 NE 1076

Parent of: HAWE FARMHOUSE (Listed Building)