MONUMENT NO. 59442

ABOUT THIS MONUMENT

+ / -

EH Visitor Information
Related Monuments
Related Text
Investigation History

More Pictures
Modern Map
Old Map
Aerial Photograph

Monument Types
Sources
Thesaurus
Description

DESCRIPTION

+ / -

Remains of a homestead moat consisting of the east and south arms and the eastern half of the north arm, all of which are water-filled. Elsewhere the ditch is visible as an unportrayable superficial depression. The present farmhouse is dated 1865, and there are no traces of an earlier building. Possibly the site of Ellerton Grange, said in 1251 to have walls and dykes.

DETAIL

+ / -

MORE INFORMATION & SOURCES

+ / -

(SE 73243941) Moat (NR) (1)

The much-eroded remains of a homestead moat consisting of the E and S arms and the eastern half of the N arm, all of which are water-filled. Elsewhere the ditch is visible as an unportrayable superficial depression. Published survey (25") revised.

The present farmhouse is dated 1865, and there are no traces of an earlier building. (2)

Additional reference. (3)

Rectangular moat which could be remains of Ellerton Grange said in 1251 to have walls and dykes. (4)

Additional reference. (5)

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1854

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 DS 29-FEB-72

(3) by Neil Loughlin and Keith Miller 1979 A survey of archaeological sites in Humberside carried out for the Humberside Joint Archaeological Committee

Loughlin, N and Miller, K, 1979. Archaeol Sites in Humberside (41) Page(s)41

(4) by H E Jean Le Patourel 1973 The moated sites of Yorkshire

The Society for Medieval Archaeology monograph series1 (1966) - Le Patourel, H E J, 1973. Moated Sites in Yorkshire (109) no.5 Page(s)109

(5) General reference

RCHME Yorks East Riding Mss 6.12.79

MONUMENT TYPES

+ / -

COMMENTS

+ / -

Please help us keep our information accurate let us know if you see any errors on this page.

Further information about monuments may be obtained by contacting NMR Enquiry and Research Services , through the English Heritage website.

EH Prints
English Heritage
Heritage Explorer
Heritage Gateway
Images of England
NMR
ViewFinder