Monument record M4697 - MOAT AT FLEET PLANTATION, RAMPTON

Summary

MOAT? (Medieval); HOUSE? (Medieval); MOAT? (Medieval)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 81542 78544 (243m by 165m)
Map sheet SK87NW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Rampton, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Fleet Plantation moated site, scheduled. (1)
A well defined moat with deep ditches as shown on 6in sheet. In the centre are stone foundations which have been partly dug out. Local inhabitant told me they dug here for sand. There are deep pits and some large tiles in the holes besides the stonework. (2)
The feature is heavily overgrown. (3)
There is no trace of the stonework mentioned by (2) although the high nettles may be obscuring it, advise winter visit when undergrowth has died back. (4)


<1> DOE, 1958, Ancient Monuments in England, p 60 (Published document). SNT69.

<2> DOE, AM7 - undated, no author (Unpublished document). SNT52.

<3> Harper FR, 1962, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT748.

<4> Dodd A, 1988, AM107 (Unpublished document). SNT620.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Published document: DOE. 1958. Ancient Monuments in England. p 60.
  • <2> Unpublished document: DOE. AM7 - undated, no author.
  • <3> Personal comment: Harper FR. 1962. Pers Comm.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Dodd A. 1988. AM107.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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