Monument record 4532 - Moated Site West of Mountpleasant Farm

<1> Various, Written Communication to the HER, Mayer A, 20/03/2003 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

Possible moated site appears to be ploughed out, as recorded by the Marthall Parish Council PROW survey near to path number 6 in Marthall parish (see 2).

<2> Marthall Parish Council, 1951, Marthall Parish Council PROW Walking Survey (Unpublished Report). SCH8193.

<3> Airviews Ltd, 1983-5, 1983-1985 Airviews Survey, Run 9, no. 42082, 02/06/1985 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5296.

Sub-rectangular feature with other crop marks to the west and north identified on aerial photograph.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1881-2, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 6 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ77 NE, 1882 (Maps and Plans). SCH2474.

Sub-rectangular earthwork depicted on this this make has a very moat like morphology. However it may be related to other extraction pits and earthworks in the vicinity.

<5> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, 1m DTM composite (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

The four arms of a sub-rectangular maot are clearly depicted by this data.

<6> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 05/05/2017 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

It is possible that this once the location of the manor house for the manor of Marthall. For further discussion on the location of Marthall see (7).

<7> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.II, p.82 (Book). SCH3228.