TQ 76 SW 2 - Site of medieval manor house with remains of a moat. Dubious stone circle. Great Tottington, Aylesford

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Monument record TQ 76 SW 2 - Site of medieval manor house with remains of a moat. Dubious stone circle. Great Tottington, Aylesford

Summary

Site of medieval moated manor house. The enclosed area measures circa 34 metres by 25 metres. Parts of the moat have been filled in, and others are visible only as shallow surface depressions. Ordnance Survey field investigation in 1964 described the site as overgrown. Cottages previously described as "fairly recent" are no longer standing. A number of sarsens surrounding the site are of no archaeological significance, despite claims that they represented the site of a demolished megalithic monument. The 1840 Tithe Map for Aylesford shows a rectangular, water-filled homestead moat (34m NW to SE by 25m) with a causeway in the NW corner. The moat was probably fed in the SE corner by a spring. It is now partly filled in and overgrown. The Tithe map also shows a manor house, L shaped with 2 cottages. All of these have since been demolished.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7395 6038 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ76SW
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<2> OS 6" 1938-48 (OS Card Reference). SKE48355.

<3> Rec 6" (OGS Crawford udtd) (OS Card Reference). SKE49060.

<4> Arch of Kent (1930) p.82, 251 (Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36858.

<5> Custumale Roffense 1788 p.67 (J Thorpe) (OS Card Reference). SKE39533.

<6> Aylesford TM CTR 12B 1840 Records Office Maidstone (OS Card Reference). SKE37422.

<7> F1 AC 15-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41808.

<8> F2 ASP 20-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43140.

<9> Moated Site Res Grp 6 1979 (ed CJ Bond) (OS Card Reference). SKE47238.

<10> Arch Cant 93 1977 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36114.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 2 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4158.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 2 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4159.

<14> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 2 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4160.

Sources/Archives (13)

<1> SKE48324 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1909.
<2> SKE48355 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938-48.
<3> SKE49060 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (OGS Crawford udtd).
<4> SKE36858 OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent (1930) p.82, 251 (Jessup).
<5> SKE39533 OS Card Reference: Custumale Roffense 1788 p.67 (J Thorpe).
<6> SKE37422 OS Card Reference: Aylesford TM CTR 12B 1840 Records Office Maidstone.
<7> SKE41808 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 15-JUL-59.
<8> SKE43140 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 20-OCT-64.
<9> SKE47238 OS Card Reference: Moated Site Res Grp 6 1979 (ed CJ Bond).
<10>XY SKE36114 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 (T Tatton-Brown). [Mapped feature: #24095 medieval manor, ]
<12> SKE4158 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 2 - May, 1959.
<13> SKE4159 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 2 - July, 1959.
<14> SKE4160 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 2 - October, 1964.

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Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Site of medieval manor house with remains of moat. Dubious stone circle.

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Record last edited

Aug 2 2021 6:19PM