Monument record 1400/1 - Moat Hall

<1> Wilson D et al, 1973-1986, Moated Sites Research Group Records, 1978 (Paper Archive). SCH2205.

Moat at Marthall. The moat has an average depth of 1.5m, but is now virtually filled in. It is now used as a garden for the eighteenth century farmhouse to the south. The site was probably originally of manorial status. Depicted on the Tithe Award and the Estate Map of 1785. See also (2) and (3).

<2> White, F, 1860, Whites History, Directory & Gazetteer of Cheshire, p.971 (Book). SCH1452.

'The Hall, an ancient residence formerly surrounded by a moat, is now occupied as a farmhouse'.

<3> Various, Aerial photographs, 82/RAF/1243 no.0078, 1955 (Aerial Photograph). SCH128.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ87 NW 1 (Index). SCH2487.

The moat which is under grass, has an average depth of 1.5m. Published survey (25" 1934) has been revised. A surveyed transect across the northern arm of the moat suggests that the moat platform is c.0.4m higher that the surrounding ground. The south-eastern arm is largely infilled. [White JH, FI, 18/10/1962].

Survey of 18/10/1962 checked and still correct [Waggot TP, FI, 07/04/1964].

<5> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.II p.83 (Book). SCH3228.

The moat at Moat Hall (see CHER 1400/1) may be the site of a medieval manor-house of Old Warford.

<6> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 264/2 c.1848 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the moat. It is almost continuous except for the southern corner.

<7> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts a square moat with a bridge or causeway across the