Marston Moat

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Marston Moat
Geograph 2955473 Marston Magna medieval moat.jpg
The remains of the moat
Location Trudoxhill, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°11′35″N2°20′03″W / 51.19306°N 2.33417°W / 51.19306; -2.33417 Coordinates: 51°11′35″N2°20′03″W / 51.19306°N 2.33417°W / 51.19306; -2.33417
Official name: Marston Moat
Designated1 November 1966 [1]
Reference no.29779
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Location of Marston Moat in Somerset

Marston Moat is the site of a fortified manor house in the parish of Trudoxhill, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [2] It is now on the Heritage at Risk Register due to animal burrowing. [3]

Trudoxhill village in the United Kingdom

Trudoxhill is a village and civil parish near Nunney in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

Somerset County of England

Somerset is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales. Its traditional border with Gloucestershire is the River Avon. Somerset's county town is Taunton.

The 23 feet (7.0 m) wide moat which measures 108 feet (33 m) by 188 feet (57 m) has a 10 feet (3.0 m) wide and 1 foot (0.30 m) high bank on its south and east sides. [4] It is situated east of the River Frome.

River Frome, Somerset River in Somerset, United Kingdom

The River Frome is a river in Somerset, England. It rises near Bungalow Farm on Cannwood Lane, south-west of Witham Friary, flows north through Blatchbridge to the town of Frome, and continues in a generally northerly direction to join the Bristol Avon at Freshford, below Bradford on Avon.

The site was held by the Bigot family of Marston Bigot before 1195. There is some evidence that they fortified it without a licence to crenellate from Edward II. [5] As a result of this and an insult to the King's messenger Richard Bigot lost his titles to land, [6] which were assigned to William de Meriet and John de Meriet.

Marston Bigot village near Nunney in Somerset, England

Marston Bigot is a small village near Nunney and 3 miles (5 km) south of Frome in Somerset, England.

In medieval England, Wales and the Channel Islands a licence to crenellate granted the holder permission to fortify his property. Such licences were granted by the king, and by the rulers of the counties palatine within their jurisdictions, i.e. by the Bishops of Durham, the Earls of Chester, and after 1351 by the Dukes of Lancaster.

It was leased as a farmhouse by the reign of Edward IV however none of the stone remains, [2] and no full excavation has ever been carried out. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Marston Moat (1016302)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Marston Moat". Somerset Historic Environment Record. South West Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Marston Moat". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage . Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Marston Moat". Fortified England. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Marston Moat". Castle Facts. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Dunning, Robert (1995). Somerset Castles. Tiverton: Somerset Books. p. 60. ISBN   0-86183-278-7.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Marston Moat (202870)". PastScape. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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