Site Event/Activity record ECH2653 - Earthwork Survey at Alsager Moat

The site was identified from the field name ‘The Moat’ recorded on the tithe map and award (see 3). Subsequent field visits confirmed the existence of all four arms of the moat, two of which are extremely wide. There appeared to be a causeway across the north-west corner of the moat, however, this is not visible on aerial photographs dating from the 1940s (see 4), so is probably modern infilling. In this photograph, the wide sections show up as two rectangular appendages which may have been fish ponds. Hedgerow species identified in the surrounding hedgerows, suggest they date from the medieval period. Includes plan and profile.