Site Event/Activity record ECH2778 - Geophysical survey, 1984, moated enclosure, Little Moreton Hall
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1984
Description
Within the moat at Little Moreton Hall are the remains of an Elizabethan formal garden. Geophysical work has attempted (1984) to delineate the original plan. The principal monuments are two prospect mounds. The present knot garden is a C20 restoration based on a Jacobean published example.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SCH2330 Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. R. Turner, 1984. [Mapped feature: #22012 ]
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- 130/2/1 'Inner' prospect mound lying within Little Moreton Hall moated enclosure (Monument)
- 130/2/0 Elizabethan formal gardens, Little Moreton Hall (Monument)
- 130/1/1 Little Moreton Hall (Building)
- 130/1/0 Little Moreton Hall moated site (Monument)
- 130/2/2 Prospect Mound to south-west of moat, Little Moreton Hall (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 8322 5892 (point) |
| Map sheet | SJ85NW |
| Civil Parish | ODD RODE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST |
Record last edited
Sep 19 2024 11:18AM