MONUMENT NO. 316434

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Alleged moat lying beneath the River Rother recorded in 1900. No trace of a moat, or of any archaeological feature, has been found during subsequent fieldwork.

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Near Beighton railway station is a field called Castle Stead, and the moat is still traceable (1). "Castlesteedes" occurs in 1608 but nothing is known of its character although it lies close to the probable line of a Roman Road [RR 18 d & e] [A/Ps. negative]. (1-2)

The remains of a moat, with large blocks of dressed stone in its
centre, beneath the surface of the River Rother, was pointed out
over 50 years ago (c.1900) by a Mr. Smith, an amateur archaeologist,
to Mr. J.Stone whose family farmed the land at the time. Site
indicated by J. Stone at SK 44658376. It was not possible to identify
the moat because of river pollution. Nothing of archaeological
interest was seen in Castle Field. (3)

There is no surface evidence of antiquity at the indicated site
or in the immediate area; nor is the name 'Castlesteads' known to
local persons questioned. The Rother is a very ancient river (which
gave the name to Rotherham) and it would appear to still follow
its original course through this region; a moat beneath the surface
is not conceivable and the width at this point is too narrow to
warrant an island. The water is clear but no dressed stone was seen,
and authority 3 could not be confirmed in any respect. (4)

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( 1) General reference

'Hist. of Derbys.' 1895, 211(T. Bulmer & Co.,)

( 2) General reference

E.P.N.S. Derbys. 28,1959, 211 (K. Cameron)

( 3a) General reference

J. Stone.

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 VM 05-JAN-53

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F2 FC 31-MAY-66

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