Monument record 2075 - Moated site in Coole Pilate

Shallow water-filled depression, average 0.7m deep and 7.0-12.0m wide. No trace of connecting arm visible on ground or air photo. Claimed as a moat, but ditch not continuous and no raised platform. Thought to be a marl pit (1).

The Cheshire tithe map for Coole Pilate of 1841 describes this area of water as a "Moat in Bell Rough"(2)

It seems clear that this is the remains of a moated site.(3)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, White J 1961 SJ64NE1 (Index). SCH2487.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 124/2 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<3> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Watson, M. 16/8/2012 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.