Monument record M5052 - MOATED SITE AT MISSON
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 69298 94971 (61m by 68m) |
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Map sheet | SK69SE |
District | Bassetlaw |
Civil Parish | Misson, Bassetlaw |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Remains of earthworks on the E side of the village. (1)
Pear shaped moated site as on 6in sheet. Moat c 7ft deep, with no water. No sign of stone on the mound. (2)
Gravel Pit. (3)
Not a gravel pit and no evidence of such in the immediate vicinity. This is a strong, small defensive moat ; the island shows much disturbance including a rectangular pit 0.7m deep probably the result of robbery, no foundations are evident. The owners of the property have no knowledge of the history of the site. (4)
Central pear shaped mound rises c 1m above the general ground level. (5)
See M18221 for adjacent fishpond.
<1> VCH, 1906, Notts, p 313 (Published document). SNT1383.
<2> DOE, AM7 - undated, no author (Unpublished document). SNT52.
<3> Fox RJ, --/03/1963, OS Corr 6in (Personal comment). SNT695.
<4> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.
<5> Dodd A, 1988, AM107 (Unpublished document). SNT620.
<6> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.
Other Refs: 1179/29,30 (NLAP SK 7552/17,18)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SNT1383 Published document: VCH. 1906. Notts. 1. p 313.
- <2> SNT52 Unpublished document: DOE. AM7 - undated, no author.
- <3> SNT695 Personal comment: Fox RJ. --/03/1963. OS Corr 6in.
- <4> SNT582 Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1974. Pers Comm.
- <5> SNT620 Unpublished document: Dodd A. 1988. AM107.
- <6> SNT1148 Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM