[TQ 8275 4312] Possibility a homestead moat shown on the 6" map. (1) 120.0m E of Brook Wood Farm is a well-preserved, waterfilled rectangular homestead moat. The enclosed area, approached by a wide causeway midway in the W. side, measures 64.0m N-S by 26.0m transversely. It is under pasture and there are no traces of building foundations. The moat was supplied with water from the nearby Hammer Stream via a channel still visible on the S. side. The present owner of Brook Wood Farm could offer no information about the site. (2) Published 25" Survey correct. (3) Additional bibliography. (4-6) This site was totally destroyed by the farmer circa 1985. There now no surface traces. (7)

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> F1 ASP 08.12.61 (OS Card Reference). SKE41994.

<3> F2 CFW 15.01.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43240.

<4> Arch Cant 93 1977 221 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36146.

<5> Moated Sites Research Group 6 1979 (Ed C J Bond) 47 (OS Card Reference). SKE47303.

<6> Arch Cant 94 1978 282 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36199.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 84 SW 4 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4387.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 84 SW 4 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4388.