NHER 60161 (Monument record) - Possible medieval moated site and undated ditches and enclosures

Before 19 November 2012. Casual observation by [1].
Possible earthworks identified in field to south and west of Pearce's Farm.
D. Robertson (HES), 4 September 2014.

November 2012. Field visit, at request of discoverer.
A collection of ditches, enclosures and a possible former watercourse. One of the larger features could be a pond or perhaps the remains of a moat that once surrounded the 17th century Pearce's Farmhouse (NHER 29369).
D. Robertson (HES), 4 September 2014.

September 2014.
Section 17 agreement covering earthwork survey signed.
See (S1).
D. Robertson (HES), 7 October 2014.

June 2015. Earthwork Survey.
Survey of earthwork features in fields to west, south and east of Pearce’s Farm.
The most substantial feature recorded during this work was the large east-to-west aligned depression immediately to the south of the farm. A number of potentially associated linear features were identified, giving credence to the suggestion that this was a moated site, albeit much modified. The possibility that the large feature was a fish pond was also considered but deemed to be less likely. Other features identified in the immediate vicinity of the farm included a boundary scarp that marks the site of a former cottage. A number of more ephemeral linear earthworks were also identified in the fields surrounding the farm, including a possible double-ditched causeway. The other features probably represent the remains of field and enclosure boundaries.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 November 2016.