Monument record MCC7324 - Moated enclosure at Virley
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 942 141 (95m by 95m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | TL91SW |
Civil Parish | VIRLEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Moat.<1> Homestead moat, rectangular, measuring c.40m east-west x 30m north-south. It is now dry except for the western arm and is situated within a wood in pasture field on a very slight slope. There is an earthern bank around the outside of the most beyond a broad berm, and an entrance/break midway in the north side. There is some stone lying about near the south-east corner of the raised interior.<2>
Complete rectangular moat; sketch plan on back of MSRG card.<3><4>
Air photographs.<5><6>
Site Assessment = The earthwork is in fairly good condition but is heavily overgrown and obstructed with fallen trees, etc. (NB. no date is recorded for this assessment).<2>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL91SW4, 1960.
- <3> SEX33251 LIST: unknown. unknown. Tl91-011.
- <4> SEX33252 Map: unknown. unknown. TL91-011.
- <5> SEX60482 AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/11/6, 7, 8.
- <6> SEX64473 AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. BW/00/1/12.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
May 6 2020 3:50PM