Monument record TQ 44 SE 3 - Moat or possible ox-bow
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 4840 4093 (71m by 70m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | TQ44SE |
Civil Parish | COWDEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(TQ 48404095) Moat (NR) (1) About a mile north-east of Cowden village there is a moated enclosure,one side of which was formed by a stream, a feader of the Medway. Though less than 200 ft square, this was a place of considerable strength. (2) This is not a moat but an "ox-bow" isolated when the stream was diverted. (3) TQ 483409. The Moat Cowden is listed in the County checklist of moated sites in Kent - December 1979 (4) (TQ 48324092) Moat Farm (NAT) (5)
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 426 (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50893.
<3> F1 CFW 18.12.62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42618.
<4> Moated Site Res Gp Rep No 6 1979 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47232.
<5> OS 1:10000 1979 (OS Card Reference). SKE48165.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 44 SE 3 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2657.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961. [Mapped feature: #31627 moat?, ]
- <2> SKE50893 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 426 (I C Gould).
- <3> SKE42618 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 18.12.62.
- <4> SKE47232 OS Card Reference: Moated Site Res Gp Rep No 6 1979 46.
- <5> SKE48165 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1979.
- <6> SKE2657 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 44 SE 3 - December, 1962.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2021 3:37PM