Monument record 0038700000 - Medieval moat, NW OF MARSH

Dimensions - Length 0110 m Width 0068
Plan Form - SUBRECTANGULAR
IN 1912 A homestead moat north-west of Marsh, now dry (B2).
IN 1972 HOLDING SOME WATER. ARMS 8-12M WIDE. NO TRACES OF BUILDING (B3).
SCHEDULED (B8).

A subrectangular moat of medieval date is visible9-1-3) on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located approximately 120m north west of Elmbrook Manor, Marsh, Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh, and centred at SP 81328 09300. This subrectangular moat is visible on aerial photographs as a clear earthwork in the 1940s and as a wooded area on modern aerial photographs. The moat measures approximately 72x110m at its largest and the ditches are approximately 8-12m wide. This moat is very close to the site of two fishponds (see MBC1303) and possible plot boundaries associated with the hamlet of Marsh (see MBC47820) which extend to the east of the moat. Modern aerial photographs show mature woodland extending across the whole area; the earthworks are very clear on lidar visualisations. (9-11)



(SP 81330930) Moat (NR) (B12).
A homestead moat, centred at SP 81330930; at present holding some water, but for most of the year it is marshy. Sub-rectangular in plan, it measures, overall, 110.0m NW-SW by 68.0m transversely. The arms are 8.0 to 12.0m wide. The island is under long grass; there are no traces of a building. A rectangular waterfilled depression to the E, at 'A' SP 81380935, measuring 27.0m by 10.0m., may be a Md fishpond. Published 1:2500 survey correct (B13).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.